falling : Idioms & Phrases

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Falling away, Falling off

  • etc. See To fall away, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i.
Webster 1913

Falling band

  • the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century.
Webster 1913

Falling sickness

  • (Med.), epilepsy. Shak.
Webster 1913

Falling star

  • . (Astron.) See Shooting star.
Webster 1913

Falling stone

  • a stone falling through the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aërolite.
Webster 1913

Falling tide

  • the ebb tide.
Webster 1913

Falling weather

  • a rainy season. Colloq. Bartlett.
Webster 1913