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Webster 1913 Edition
Falling
Fall′ing
,Adj.
& Noun.
from
Fall
, Verb.
I.
Falling away
, Falling off
Falling band
, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century.
– Falling sickness
(Med.)
, epilepsy.
Shak.
– Falling star
. (Astron.)
See
– Shooting star
. Falling stone
, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aërolite.
– Falling tide
, the ebb tide.
– Falling weather
, a rainy season.
[Colloq.]
Bartlett.
Webster 1828 Edition
Falling
FALL'ING
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