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Not in tune. False arch (Arch.), a member having the appearanceof 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 verticalsupport; 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 organizedfetus.-- False croup (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx attendedwith the symptoms of membranous croup, but unassociated with thedeposit of a fibrinous membrane.-- False door or window (Arch.), the representation of a door orwindow, inserted to complete a series of doors or windows or to givesymmetry.-- False fire, a combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly forsignaling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving anenemy; also, a light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction.-- False galena. See Blende.-- False imprisonment (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a personwithout warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or the unlawfuldetaining of a person in custody.-- False keel (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to serveboth as a protection and to increase the shio's lateral resistance.-- False key, a picklock.-- False leg. (Zoöl.) See Proleg.-- False membrane (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in croup anddiphtheria, and resembling in appearance an animal membrane.-- False papers (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving falserepresentations respecting her cargo, destination, ect., for thepurpose of deceiving.-- False passage (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off from anatural canal, such as the urethra, and produced usually by theunskillful introduction of instruments.-- False personation (Law), the intentional false assumption of thename and personality of another.-- False pretenses (Law), false representations concerning past orpresent facts and events, for the purpose of defrauding another.-- False rail (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of thehead rail to strengthen it.-- False relation (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which acertain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed by a flator sharp.-- False return (Law), an untrue return made to a process by theofficer to whom it was delivered for execution.-- False ribs (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are fivepairs in man.-- False roof (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and theroof. Oxford Gloss.-- False token, a false mark or other symbol, used for fraudulentpurposes.-- False scorpion (Zoöl.), any arachnid of the genus Chelifer. SeeBook scorpion.-- False tack (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling awayagain on the same tack.-- False vampire (Zoöl.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South America,formerly erroneously supposed to have blood-sucking habits; -- calledalso vampire, and ghost vampire. The genuine blood-sucking batsbelong to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire.-- False window. (Arch.) See False door, above.-- False wing. (Zoöl.) See Alula, and Bastard wing, under Bastard.-- False works (Civil Engin.), construction works to facilitate theerection of the main work, as scaffolding, bridge centering, etc.