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(Encyclopedia) fall, the, i.e., the fall of man, in Christian thought: see original sin; grace.Fall River
(Encyclopedia) Fall River, industrial city (2020 pop. 94,000), Bristol co., SE Mass., a port of entry on Mt. Hope Bay, at the mouth of the Taunton…fall line
(Encyclopedia) fall line, boundary between an upland region and a coastal plain across which rivers from the upland region drop to the plain as falls or rapids. A fall line is formed in an area where…free fall
(Encyclopedia) free fall, in physics, the state of a body moving solely under the influence of gravitational forces (see gravitation). A body falling freely toward the surface of the earth undergoes…Mountain, the
(Encyclopedia) Mountain, the, in French history, the label applied to deputies sitting on the raised left benches in the National Convention during the French Revolution. Members of the faction,…Adam, the first man, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) AdamAdamădˈəm [key], [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over…Fall, Albert Bacon
(Encyclopedia) Fall, Albert Bacon, 1861–1944, American cabinet official, b. Frankfort, Ky. He became a rancher in New Mexico and a political leader in that state. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1912,…Brewer's: Fall to
(To). To begin [eating, fighting, etc.]. “They sat down ... and without waiting ... fell to like commoners after grace.” —Kane: Arctic Explorations, vol. i. chap. xxx. p. 419. Source:…Brewer's: Fall in With
(To). To meet accidentally; to come across. This is a Latin phrase, in aliquam casu incidere. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fall into a SnareFall Upon A B…Brewer's: Fall In
(To). To take one's place with others; to concur with, as “he fell in with my views”—that is, his views or ideas fell into the lot of my views or ideas. (See Fall Out.) Source:…Trending
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