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Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.

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Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.

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*Book of Common Prayer

*:a fair white linen cloth

Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair.

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*1677 , (Matthew Hale), The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature , page 200

*:the northern people large and fair -complexioned

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*:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair , and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.

Just, equitable.

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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”

Adequate, reasonable, or decent.

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Favorable to a ship's course.

Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.

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*(Matthew Prior) (1664-1721)

*:You wish fair winds may waft him over.

Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.

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*Sir (Walter Raleigh) (ca.1554-1618)

*:The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged.

(lb) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.

(lb) Between the baselines.

Adjective

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Sensitive or painful to the touch.

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* 2006 , Mike Myers (as the voice of the title character), Shrek (movie)

Be careful: that area is tender .

Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.

Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.

* Bible, Deuteronomy xxviii. 56

the tender and delicate woman among you

(of food) Soft and easily chewed.

* 2001 , Joey Pantolino (character), The Matrix (movie)

The Matrix is telling my brain this steak is tender , succulent, and juicy.

Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.

* L'Estrange

Our bodies are not naturally more tender than our faces.

Fond, loving, gentle, sweet.

* Bible, James v. 11

The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

* Shakespeare

You, that are thus so tender o'er his follies, / Will never do him good.

* Fuller

I am choleric by my nature, and tender by my temper.

Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.

Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.

* Francis Bacon

Things that are tender and unpleasing.

(nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.

(obsolete) Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.

* Shakespeare

I love Valentine, / Whose life's as tender to me as my soul!

(obsolete) Careful to keep inviolate, or not to injure; used with of .

* Burke

tender of property

* Tillotson

The civil authority should be tender of the honour of God and religion.