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Fauld vs Faule - What's the difference?

fauld | faule |

As nouns the difference between fauld and faule

is that fauld is a piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips while faule is (obsolete) a fall or falling band.

fauld

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
  • The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.
    • (Webster 1913)

    faule

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A fall or falling band.
    • These laces, ribbons, and these faules . — Herrick.
    (Webster 1913) ----