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Falstaff

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prop. n.1.Sir John Falstaff, a celebrated character in Shakespeare's historical play " Henry IV." (1st and 2d parts), and also in " The Merry Wives of Windsor." He is a very fat, sensual, and witty old knight; a swindler, drunkard, and good-tempered liar; and something of a coward. Falstaff was originally called Sir John Oldcastle. The first actor of the part was John Heminge.
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Noun1.FalstaffFalstaff - a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
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These were the plays that we loved, and must have read in common, or at least at the same time: but others that I more especially liked were the Histories, and among them particularly were the Henrys, where Falstaff appeared.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
I am a materialist, and I am a gross, fat man -- Falstaff, eh?
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Indeed, he soon discovered that his recruits, enlisted at Montreal, were fit to vie with the ragged regiment of Falstaff.
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