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Not in tune.False arch (Arch.),
a member having
the appearance of an arch, though not of arch construction. --
False attic,
an architectural erection above
the main cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
inclosing rooms. --
False bearing,
any
bearing which is not directly upon a vertical support; thus, the
weight carried by a corbel has a false bearing. --
False cadence,
an imperfect or interrupted
cadence. --
False conception (Med.),
an abnormal conception in which a mole, or misshapen fleshy mass,
is produced instead of a properly organized fetus. --
False croup (Med.),
a spasmodic
affection of the larynx attended with the symptoms of membranous
croup, but unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous
membrane. --
False door or
window (Arch.),
the representation of a door or
window, inserted to complete a series of doors or windows or to give
symmetry. --
False fire,
a combustible
carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signaling, but sometimes
burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore
for decoying a vessel to destruction.
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