Definitions for falchionˈfɔl tʃən, -ʃən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fal•chionˈfɔl tʃən, -ʃən(n.)

  1. a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving to the point.

Origin of falchion:

1275–1325; ME fauchoun < OF fauchon < VL *falciōnem, acc. of *falciō, der. of L falx, s. falc- sickle

Princeton's WordNet

  1. falchion(noun)

    a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point

Wiktionary

  1. falchion(Noun)

    A somewhat curved medieval broadsword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.

  2. falchion(Noun)

    A billhook.

  3. falchion(Verb)

    Attack with a falchion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Falchion(noun)

    a broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages

  2. Falchion(noun)

    a name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors


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