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"Section F, G and H"

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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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