Definitions for falchion
ˈfɔl tʃən, -ʃənfal·chion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falchionnoun

   a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falchionnoun

   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. falchionnoun

   A billhook.

3. falchionverb

   Attack with a falchion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falchionnoun

   A short crooked sword; a cymeter.

   Etymology: ensis falcatus; in French fauchon.

   I’ve seen the day, with my good biting falchion,
   I would have made them skip: I am old now. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   Old falchions are new temper’d in the fires;
   The sounding trumpet ev’ry soul inspires. John Dryden, Æn.

   What sighs and tears
   Hath Eugene caused! how many widows curse
   His cleaving falchion! Phillips.

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1. falchion

   A falchion is a type of one-handed, single-edged sword that was used during the Middle Ages. It typically has a blade that is broad and slightly curved, often resembling a machete in appearance. These weapons were commonly used by infantry and knights.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falchionnoun

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

2. Falchionnoun

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

3. Etymology: [OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL. flcio, fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. a ship's rib, bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. falcon; cf. It. falcione. Cf. Defalcation.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falchion

   A falchion is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao. The weapon combined the weight and power of an axe with the versatility of a sword. Falchions are found in different forms from around the 11th century up to and including the sixteenth century. In some versions the falchion looks rather like the scramasax and later the sabre, and in some versions the form is irregular or like a machete with a crossguard.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falchion

   fawl′shun, n. a short, broad sword, bent somewhat like a sickle.—adj. Fal′ciform, sickle-shaped. [O. Fr. fauchon, through Low L., from L. falx, a sickle.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falchion

   A curved sword, or small cimeter.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of falchion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of falchion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of falchion in a Sentence

1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   The shades of night were falling fast,As though an Alpine village passedA youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,A banner with the strange device,ExcelsiorHis brow was sad his eye beneath,Flashed like a falchion from its sheath,And like a silver clarion rungThe accents of that unknown tongue,Excelsior

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=falchion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Falchion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=falchion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falchion
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=falchion
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=falchion
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html