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Falʹstaff

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A fat, sensual, boastful, and mendacious knight; full of wit and humour; he was the boon companion of Henry, Prince of Wales. (1 and 2 Henry IV., and Merry Wives of Windsor.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Falling Bands
Falling Sickness
Falling Stars
Fallow Land
False (The Rule of)
False Ceiling
Falstaff
Falutin (High)
Familiar
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Familiarity
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