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Definition of Fal la
1. Noun. Meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fal La
Literary usage of Fal la
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Plays by William Schwenck Gilbert (1908)
"All. Winter, after all, is best— fal la! All, Spring and summer pleasure you,
Autumn, ay, and winter too— Every season has its cheer Life is lovely all the ..."
2. The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales by William Makepeace Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, Horace Mayhew (1853)
"... luv, fal, la, lal, la hit His the cannings Raw, luv, fal. la, lal, la yes!
yes! that ... luv, fal, la, lal, la for deth we dont Care Nuffin, luv, ..."
3. The Bagford Ballads: Illustrating The Last Years of the Stuarts by John Bagford, Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth (1878)
"With a fal la, la. ^ With a Fal, la la. 35 2 6 When the soft Fire of ... With a
fal la, la. 14 With a Fal, la la. 42 3 7 While Slaves and Varlets pry about, ..."
4. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"Each »ith his bonnie las», Upon the gr«ony grass, Fal, la, là! ... Fal, la !
lanky down duly 1 He took his sword and went to light, Fal, la ! lanky down ..."
5. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"FALLACIOUSLY, (fal-la'-she-us-le) u,l. Sophistically ; with purpose to deceive.
FALLACIOUSNESS, (fal-la'-she-us-nes) ns Tendency to deceive ..."
6. The Cambrian (1894)
"fal la la, Gwrdd a'u gilydd, Ar Nos Galan, Fat la la. ... Soon the hoar old year
will leave us, Fal, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. la, But the parting must ..."
7. Pageants and Pageantry by Esther Willard Bates (1912)
"Come, boys, and join the chorus, Here's a health unto his Majesty, With a fal la
la la la la la, Confusion to his enemies, With a fal la la la la la la, ..."
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