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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Fāl'ling-stār, n. p. 493See SHOOTING-STAR.Fāl'ling-stōne, n. p. 493A stone falling from the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aërolite.Fal-lō'pi-an, a. p. 493(Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; — applied to two ducts or canals floating in the abdomen, and extending from the upper angles of the womb to the pelvis, usually called the…Făl'lōw, a. p. 493Left untilled or unsowed after having been plowed ready for culture; uncultivated; neglected; as, a fallow ground. 2. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound. Shak.Făl'lōw, n. p. 494Land that has lain a year or more untilled or unseeded; land which has been plowed without being sowed. The plowing of fallows is a benefit to land. Mortimer. 2. The plowing or tilling of land…Făt'lōw, v. i. p. 494To fade; to become yellow. [Obs.]Făl'lōw, v. t. p. 494To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is found for the interest of the farmer to fallow cold…Făl'lōw-chăt, n. p. 494See FALLOW-FINCH.Făl'lōw-crōp, n. p. 494The crop taken from a green fallow. See FALLOW.Făl'low Deer p. 494(Zoöl.) A species of deer (Cervus Dama, or Dama vulgaris), smaller than the stag, and most common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks.Făl'lōw-finch, n. p. 494(Or-nith.) A small bird of the genus Saxicola (S. œnanthe of some, Motacilla œnanthe of Linnæus); — called also fallow-chat, whe't-ear, and by a variety of local names. Eng. Cyc.Făl'lōw-íst, n. p. 494(Agric.) One who favors the practice of fallowing land. [Rare.] On this subject a controversy has arisen between two sects, the fallowists and the anti-fallowists. Sinclair.Făl'low-ness, n. p. 494(Agric.) A fallow state; barrenness; exemption from bearing fruit. Donne.Fal'sa-ry, n. p. 494A falsifier of evidence. [Obs.] Sheldon.False, a. p. 494Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishonest; as, a false witness; a false historian, and the like. 2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, and the like…False, adv. p. 494Not truly; not honestly; falsely. Shak.False, v. t. p. 494To mislead by want of truth; to deceive. [Obs.] “In his falsed fancy.” Spenser. 2. To defeat; to balk; to evade. [Obs.] Spenser.False'-fāçed, a. p. 494Hypocritical. “False-faced soothing.” Shak.False'-heärt or False'-heärt'ed, a. p. 494Hollow; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. Bacon.False'-heärt'ed-ness, n. p. 494Perfidiousness; treachery. Stillingfleet.False'hood, n. p. 494Want of truth or veracity; an untrue assertion. Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a wrong hour, if rightly following the direction of the…False'ly, adv. p. 494In a false manner; not truly; deceitfully; perfidiously. “O falsely, falsely murdered.” Shak.False'ness, n. p. 494The state of being false; want of integrity or uprightness; double-dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a man, or of his word. The prince is in no danger of being…Fals'er, n. p. 494One who is false; a deceiver. [Obs.] “Such falser’s friendship fair.” Spenser.Fal-sĕtte' or Fal-sĕt/to, n. p. 494A false or artificial voice; that peculiar species of voice in a man the compass of which lies above his natural voice. The cry, scream, yell, and all shrillness, are various modes of the falsette.…Făl'sī Crī'men p. 494The crime of falsifying. ☞ This term in the civil law included not only forgery, but every species of fraud and deceit. It never has been used in so extensive a sense in modern common law, in which…Fal'si-fī'a-ble, a. p. 494Capable of being falsified, counterfeited, or corrupted. Johnson.Fal'si-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 494The act of making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not; as, the falsification of words. Hooker. 2. Confutation. Broome. 3. (Equity.) The showing…Fal'si-fi-cā'tor, n. p. 494A falsifier. Bp. Morton.Fal'si-fī'er, n. p. 494One who falsifies, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance.Fals'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 494To represent falsely; to make false; to counterfeit; to forge; as, to falsify coin. The Irish bards use to forge and falsify every thing as they list, to please or displease any man. Spenser. 2. To…Fals'i-fȳ, v. i. p. 494To tell lies; to violate the truth. It is absolutely and universally unlawful to lie and falsify. South.Fals'ism, n. p. 494That which is evidently false; an assertion or statement the falsity of which is plainly apparent; — opposed to truism.Fals'i-ty, n. p. 494The quality of being false; contrariety or inconformity to truth. Probability does not make any alteration, either in the truth or falsity of things. South. 2. Falsehood; a lie; a false assertion.…Fal'ter, v. i. p. 494To fall short; to fail; to stumble; especially, to hesitate, to stammer; as, his tongue falters. With faltering speech and visage incomposed. Milton. 2. To tremble; to totter. “He found his legs…Fal'ter, v. t. p. 494To thrash in the chaff; to cleanse or sift out, as barley. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Fal'ter-ing, n. p. 494Feebleness; deficiency.Fāl'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 494In a faltering manner; with hesitation or feebleness.Făl'tranck, n. p. 494(Med.) A drink prepared from various aromatic plants, and used as a remedy in case of wounds and various accidents.Fä'lun, n. p. 494(Geol.) A series of strata, of the middle tertiary period, abounding in shells, and corresponding to the Norfolk crag. Lyell.Făm'ble, v. i. p. 494To stammer. [Obs.] Nares.Fām'ble, n. p. 494A hand. [Cant.] “We clap our fambles.” Beau. & Fl.Fāme, n. p. 494Public report or rumor. The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house. Gen. xlv. 16. The certain fame thereof being told by none. Chapman. 2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; notoriety…Fame, v. t. p. 494To report. The fields where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. Milton. 2. To make famous. “Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.” Milton.Fame'less, a. p. 494Without renown. Beau. & Fl.Fāme'less-ly, adv. p. 494In a fameless manner.Fa-mil'iar, a. p. 494Pertaining to a family; domestic. Pope. 2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures. 3. Characterized by, or…Fa-mil'iar, n. p. 494An intimate; a close companion; one long acquainted; one accustomed to another by free, unreserved converse. All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. xx. 10. 2. A demon or evil spirit supposed…Fa-mil-iăr'/i-ty, n. p. 494The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to live in remarkable familiarity. Syn. —…Fa-mĭl'iar-īze, v. t. p. 495To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self to scenes of distress. 2. To make easy by practice or study; as, to…Fa-mil'iar-ly, adv. p. 495In a familiar manner; unceremoniously; without constraint; without formality. 2. Commonly; frequently; with the ease and unconcern that arise from long custom or acquaintance.Fa·mil'ia-ry, a. p. 495Pertaining to a family or household; domestic. [Obs.] Milton.Fâm'i-lĭsm, n. p. 495The tenets of the Familists. “Familism, Antinomianism, and other fantastic dreams.” Milton.Fām'i-list, n. p. 495(Eccl. Hist.) One of a fanatical sect founded by a David George, in Holland, and existing in England about 1580, called the Family of Love, from the affection its members professed to bear to all…Fâm'i-lĭst'ic, a. p. 495Pertaining to Familists.Fâm'i-ly, n. p. 495The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be; lodgers or boarders. 2. Those who…Fām′ine, n. p. 495General scarcity of food; dearth; a general want of provisions; destitution. “Worn with famine.” Milton. There was a famine in the land. Gen. xxvi. 1.Fâm'ish, v. t. p. 495To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger. Shak. 2. To exhaust the strength of by hunger; to distress with hunger. The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. Dryden. 3. To kill by deprivation or denial…Fām'ish, v. i. p. 495To die of hunger; to starve. 2. To suffer extreme hunger or thirst; to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish for want of food or drink. You are all resolved rather to die than to…Făm'ish-ment, n. p. 495The pain of extreme hunger or thirst; extreme want of sustenance. Hakewill.