Wa"ter*fall` (?), n.
1.
A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
2. Hairdressing
An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
<-- = a fall? -->
3.
A certain kind of neck scarf.
T. Hughes.
© Webster 1913.