fairing

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fair=ing

CIDE DICTIONARY

fairing, n. 

 A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair.  Gay.  [1913 Webster]

Fairing box, a box receiving savings or small sums of money. Hannah More.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fairing, n.
1 a streamlining structure added to a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
2 the process of streamlining.

fairing, n. Brit. archaic a present bought at a fair.

ROGET THESAURUS

fairing

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.