Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a head of hair; hairy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Hairy.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of fax.
  • adjective archaic, obsolete Having a head of hair; hairy.

Etymologies

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From Middle English *faxed, from Old English feaxed, ġefeaxed ("haired, having hair"), from feax ("hair"). More at fax.

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From fax ("to send a fax/facsimile").

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Examples

  • The breach gave him access to any of the information printed, copied or faxed from the device.

    Boing Boing: August 6, 2006 - August 12, 2006 Archives 2006

  • Zepp's contract was faxed from the Thrashers to the NHL, but missed the deadline.

    USATODAY.com - Three prospects must re-enter NHL draft 2001

  • The new science of claytronics, which will use nanotechnology to create tiny robots called catoms, should enable three-dimensional copies of people to be 'faxed' around the world for virtual meetings.

    Catoms 2005

  • I have mine faxed to me from the people at my us mailing address, than use turbo tax works very well for me.

    W-2's and taxes 2009

  • The consulate in Cd. Juarez faxed us a form in Spanish which we took to our bank (no one there speaks any English) and the account guy understood exactly what info was being requested and filled it out for us while we waited.

    Page 2 2009

  • The consulate in Cd. Juarez faxed us a form in Spanish which we took to our bank (no one there speaks any English) and the account guy understood exactly what info was being requested and filled it out for us while we waited.

    Page 2 2009

  • I have mine faxed to me from the people at my us mailing address, than use turbo tax works very well for me.

    W-2's and taxes 2009

  • I have mine faxed to me from the people at my us mailing address, than use turbo tax works very well for me.

    W-2's and taxes 2009

  • You can request to have them faxed into your account and voila 'your medical records are at your command!

    Why No Electronic Medical Records?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • A Commerce Ministry official declined to confirm the report and the ministry didn't reply to faxed questions Tuesday.

    China Signals More Cuts In Its Rare-Earth Exports James T. Areddy 2010

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