The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fair \Fair\, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See Feast.]
A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.
A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church fair.
A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
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an exhibition by a number of organizations, including governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting people with such organizations or their members, not primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World's Fair.
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis Meet me at the fair Don't tell me the lights are shining Anyplace but there.
--Song (1904: words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Kerry Mills, popularized by Billy Murray. Prominent in the movie "Meet Me In St. Louis", 1944)After the fair, Too late. [Colloq.]
Usage examples of "after the fair".
I should have gone back to her the day after the fair, if it hadn’.
There were still guests departing, the normal bustle of the day after the fair, but nothing to give them pause.
That was why they'd gone on a scout-about after the fair, rather than riding straight back to Dun Juniper or west to Larsdalen.
I cannot tell you how faint mine is at present, when I consider: one unlucky fall on the part of one single unhappy horse, a postchaise losing a wheel, a friend being out of the way, and my ride to London gets me there after the fair - I do not get there for Friday's committee.
Within a few minutes after the fair opened all the merchants knew about Count Robert and who it was he sought.