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Webster 1913 Edition
Falchion
Fal′chion
,Noun.
[OE.
fauchon
, OF. fauchon
, LL. fälcio
, fr. L. falx
, falcis
, a sickle, cf. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a ship’s rib, [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. falcon
; cf. It. falcione
. Cf. Defalcation
.] 1.
A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; – used in the Middle Ages.
2.
A name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.
Webster 1828 Edition
Falchion
FAL'CHION
,Noun.
A short crooked sword; a cimiter.
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Noun
falchion (plural falchions)
- (also in attributive use)[1] A somewhat curved medieval single edge sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.[1]
- (obsolete)[1] A billhook.[1]
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Translations
sword
Verb
falchion (third-person singular simple present falchions, present participle falchioning, simple past and past participle falchioned)
Derived terms
- falchioned (slain by a falchion)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 “falchion, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- 1 2 “†ˈfalchion, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)