falchion
[ fawl-chuh n, -shuh n ]
/ ˈfɔl tʃən, -ʃən /
noun
a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
Archaic.
any sword.
Origin of falchion
1275–1325; Middle English
fauchoun (with
l restored in 16th cent.) < Old French
fauchon < Vulgar Latin
*falciōn-, stem of
falciō, derivative of Latin
falx, stem
falc- sickle
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British Dictionary definitions for falchion
falchion
/ (ˈfɔːltʃən, ˈfɔːlʃən) /
noun
a short and slightly curved medieval sword broader towards the point
an archaic word for sword
Word Origin for falchion
C14: from Italian
falcione, from
falce, from Latin
falx sickle