| Falling | a. & n. from Fall, v. i. [ 1913 Webster ]
Falling away,
Falling off, etc. See To fall away, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i. --
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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