FALX
Falx, n. Etym: [L., a sickle.] (Anat.)
Defn: A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
FAMBLE Fam"ble, v. i. Etym: [OE. falmelen; cf. SW. famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, falter, hesitate, Isel. falma to grope. Cf. Famble.]
Defn: To stammer. [Obs.] Nares.
FAMBLE
Fam"ble, n. Etym: [Cf. Famble, v.]
Defn: A hand [Slang & Obs.] "We clap our fambles." Beau. & Fl.
FAME
Fame, n. Etym: [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr.
Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
1. Public report or rumor. The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. Gen. xlv. 16.
2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.
Syn.
— Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.