fancy fair

A bazaar where fancy goods are sold for some charitable or benevolent purpose. fancy-free, a. 1. Free from the power of fancy or imagination. 2. Free from the power or influence of love. "In maiden meditation, fancy-free." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream , ii. 1. Fancy is compounded with participles, as in the following examples, of which the signification is obvious: Fancy - born, fancy-built, fancy-fed, fancy-framed, fancy - nurtured , fancy - woven , . fancy-line, s . Naut .: A down-haul line pa ing through a block at the jaws of a gaff. fancy-mark, s. Med.: A nævus; a spot which may be of more than one kind on the skin of a child at birth, and which has been attributed to the influence of maternal imagination on the fœtus. *fancy-monger, s. A whimsical person; a love monger.