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- English Word Falcon Definition An ancient form of cannon.
- English Word Falconer Definition A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
- English Word Falconet Definition One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.
- English Word Falconet Definition One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.
- English Word Falconet Definition One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice.
- English Word Falcongentil Definition The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius).
- English Word Falconine Definition Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconidae
- English Word Falconry Definition The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.
- English Word Falconry Definition The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
- English Word Falcula Definition A curved and sharp-pointed claw.
- English Word Falculate Definition Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon.
- English Word Faldage Definition A privilege of setting up, and moving about, folds for sheep, in any fields within manors, in order to manure them; -- often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor.
- English Word Faldfee Definition A fee or rent paid by a tenant for the privilege of faldage on his own ground.
- English Word Falding Definition A frieze or rough-napped cloth.
- English Word Faldistory Definition The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
- English Word Faldstool Definition A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church.
- English Word Falernian Definition Of or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy; as, Falernianwine.
- English Word Falk Definition The razorbill.
- English Word Fall Definition To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer.
- English Word Fall Definition To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees.
- English Word Fall Definition To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; -- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean.
- English Word Fall Definition To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle.
- English Word Fall Definition To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls.
- English Word Fall Definition To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; -- said of the young of certain animals.
- English Word Fall Definition To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the falls; stocks fell two points.
- English Word Fall Definition To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
- English Word Fall Definition To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin.
- English Word Fall Definition To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; asm to fall into error; to fall into difficulties.
- English Word Fall Definition To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; -- said of the countenance.
- English Word Fall Definition To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes.