Associations to the word «Falstaff»

Wiktionary

FALSTAFF, proper noun. A fat and jolly knight. The character was invented by William Shakespeare for his plays Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) and also appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Dictionary definition

FALSTAFF, noun. A dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley