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falling band

noun

  1. a large, flat collar, usually trimmed with lace, worn by men in the 17th century.


falling band

noun

  1. a man's large flat collar, often lace-trimmed, worn during the 17th century
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of falling band1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences

The women as well as the men discarded the huge ruff, replacing it with a flaring collar known as the "falling band."

The father carried his "plain falling band" and steeple-crowned hat with a stiff air, and also carried lethal weapons.

The ruff gives place at last to the falling band, a wide collar of lace or plain linen.

Go thou, and don thy scarlet sash and the falling band with lace edge.

He is represented with a dark skull cap on his head, long hair, a moustache, and a large falling band or collar.

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falling actionfalling diphthong