Fall"ing (?), a. & n.
from Fall, v. i.
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 aerolite. -- Falling tide, the ebb tide. -- Falling weather, a rainy season. [Colloq.] Bartlett.
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