Catafalco :: Catafalco (n.) See Catafalque.

Defalcate :: Defalcate (v. t.) To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc..

Defalcate :: Defalcate (v. i.) To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust.

Defalcated :: Defalcated (imp. & p. p.) of Defalcat.

Defalcating :: Defalcating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defalcat.

Defalcation :: Defalcation (n.) A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.

Defalcation :: Defalcation (n.) That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated..

Defalcation :: Defalcation (n.) An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement..

Defalcator :: Defalcator (n.) A defaulter or embezzler.

Falcade :: Falcade (n.) The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets..

Falcate :: Falcate (a.) Alt. of Falcate.

Falcated :: Falcated (a.) Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed..

Falcation :: Falcation (n.) The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.

Falcer :: Falcer (n.) One of the mandibles of a spider.

Falchion :: Falchion (n.) A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages..

Falchion :: Falchion (n.) A name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors..

Falcidian :: Falcidian (a.) Of or pertaining to Publius Falcidius, a Roman tribune..

Falciform :: Falciform (a.) Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver..

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight..

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game..

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) An ancient form of cannon.

Falconer :: Falconer (n.) A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice..

Falcongentil :: Falcongentil (n.) The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius).

Falconine :: Falconine (a.) Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconida.

Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.

Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.

Falcula :: Falcula (n.) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.

Random Fonts

Most Popular