Defn: See Falchion.
FAULCON
Faul"con, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Falcon.
FAULD
Fauld, n.
Defn: The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.
FAULE
Faule, n.
Defn: A fall or falling band. [Obs.]
These laces, ribbons, and these faules. Herrick.
FAULT Fault, n. Etym: [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See Fail, and cf. Default.]
1. Defect; want; lack; default. One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call my friend. Shak.
2. Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish. As patches set upon a little breach Discredit more in hiding of the fault. Shak.