false ly, falsly, falsliche, falslyche

[Eng. false; -ly; Icel. falsliga.] 1. In a manner contrary to truth; not truly; lyingly. "Thou speak est it falsely as I love mine honor; And makest conjectural fears to come into me, Which I would fain shut out." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well, v. 3. 2. Treacherously, perfidiously, dishonestly, unfairly. "'Tis all as easy Falsely to take away a life true made, As to put metal in unrestrained means To make a false one." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure , ii. 4. 3. Erroneously; by mistake; mistakenly. "Where is my judgment fled, That censures falsely what they see aright?" Shakesp.: Sonnet 148. *4. Without reason; on false or malicious grounds. "O falsely, falsely murdered!" falsely-discord, a. Shakesp.: Othello , v. 2. IMG:content-1402.png:[blocks in formation] *fal-ser, *fal-sere, *fal-sers, s. [Eng. fals (e); -er.] One who falsifies or alters; a deceiver, a liar. [FALSARY.] *fâl se-ship, *fals-chipe, *fals-shipe, s. [Eng. false; -ship.] Falsene , falsehood, treachery. *fâl-sět, s . [FALSEHOOD.] *fâl-sět'te, a . & 8. [FALSETTO.] A. As adj.: Belonging to, or having the qualities of the tone called Falsette or Falsetto B. As substantive: Rhet .: A high or shrill tone of the voice; a cry, a scream. fâl-set-tō, s. & a. [Ital., Sp. falsete; Fr. fau et, from Lat. falsus =false.] A. As substantive: Music: The voices of both men and women contain two, or, as defined in the Méthode du Chant du Conservatoire de Musique , three registers-viz.: Chest voice ( voce di petto ), head voice ( voce di testa), 1775 and a third which, as being forced, or non-natural, is called by Italians and French falsetto or fau et, or "false" voice. The limits of these are by no means fixed. In every voice identical notes can be produced in more ways than one, and thus each register can be extended many degrees beyond its normal limits. But it is all but impo ible for a singer to keep both first and third registers in working order at the same time. The male counter-tenor, or alto voice, is almost entirely falsetto, and is generally accompanied by an imperfect pronunciation, the vowels usually partaking more or le of the quality of the Italian u , or English oo , in which the falsetto seems to be most easily producible." (Grove: Dict. of Music.) B. As adj.: Having the characteristics of, or pro duced as voice described in A. fâl-si-cri-měn, phr. [Latin, the crime or charge of what is false or fraudulent.] Law: *1. A fraudulent a born at i on or concealment with intent to conceal or disguise the truth, or make things appear otherwise than they really are; as, in swearing falsely, selling by false weights, . 2. Forgery.