Fal"dis*to*ry (?), n. [LL. faldistorium, faldestorium, from OHG.
faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (G. falten) + stuol stool. So called
because it could be folded or laid together. See Fold, and Stool, and
cf. Faldstool, Fauteuil.] The throne or seat of a bishop within the
chancel. [Obs.]
Fald"stool` (?), n. [See Faldistory.] 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. Fairholt.
In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is
given to the reading desk from which the litany is read. This esage is
a relic of the ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool.
Fa*ler"ni*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy; as,
Falernianwine.
Falk (fk), n. (Zoˆl.) The razorbill. [Written also falc, and faik.]
[Prov. Eng.]
Fall (fl), v. i. [imp. Fell (fl); p. p. Fallen (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Falling.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G.
fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to
deceive, Gr. sfa`llein to cause to fall, Skr. sphal, sphul, to tremble.
Cf. Fail, Fell, v. t., to cause to fall.] 1. 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.