Nearby Words
adjective
curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.
Also, fal·cat·ed.
Origin:
1820–30; < Latin falcātus sickle-shaped, equivalent to falc- (stem of falx) sickle + -ātus -ate1
1820–30; < Latin falcātus sickle-shaped, equivalent to falc- (stem of falx) sickle + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
sub·fal·cate, adjective
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Falcate
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falcate fal·cate (fāl'kāt')
adj.
Falciform.
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