Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Lying; falsehood.

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Examples

  • Thy blame, nor in charging me with falsing Love persist!

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • The two fell to, either against other, and fought for a little while, till the Frank bore down upon the Moslem and, falsing him with a feint, tumbled him by a thrust of the lance heel from his destrier and took him prisoner.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Then they drove at each other and fought a great while, wheeling and falsing, advancing and retreating, till the Princess, finding in him such courage and cavalarice as she had seen in none else, began to fear for herself lest he put her to shame before the bystanders and knew that he would assuredly overcome her.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Or do you people just like to forget the maori youths she falsing claimed raped her?

    I believe Louise Nicholas 2006

  • [375-28] _By falsing it_ means _by falsifying it_ or _forging it_.

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester

  • The two fell to, either against other, and fought for a little while, till the Frank bore down upon the Moslem and, falsing him with a feint, tumbled him by a thrust of the lance heel from his destrier and took him prisoner.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Which falsing comes and he I love still, still unloveth me.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Thy blame, nor in charging me with falsing Love persist!

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • "This fellow is falsing me, so he may enjoy all the money."

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Then they drove at each other and fought a great while, wheeling and falsing, advancing and retreating, till the Princess, finding in him such courage and cavalarice as she had seen in none else, began to fear for herself lest he put her to shame before the bystanders and knew that he would assuredly overcome her.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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