Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Falling

Falling , adjective and noun

from Fall, v. i.
Collocations (7)
Falling away or Falling off , See To fall away, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i.
Falling band , the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century.
Falling sickness (Medicine) , epilepsy. — Shakespeare
Falling star (Astronomy) , See Shooting star.
Falling stone , a stone falling through the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aerolite.
Falling tide , the ebb tide.
Falling weather , a rainy season. [Colloquial] — Bartlett