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noun
1.
a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
2.
Archaic. any sword.
Origin:
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
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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| falchion (ˈfɔːltʃən, ˈfɔːlʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a short and slightly curved medieval sword broader towards the point |
| 2. | an archaic word for sword |
| [C14: from Italian falcione, from falce, from Latin falx sickle] | |
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falchion
"broad sword, somewhat curved," c.1300, from O.Fr. fauchon, from V.L. falcionem, from L. falx "sickle."
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