falchion

2 definitions found

falchion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Falchion \Fal"chion\, n. [OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL.
     f[aum]lcio, fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. ?????? a
     ship's rib, ?????? bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. falcon; cf.
     It. falcione. Cf. Defalcation.]
     1. A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter
        than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages.
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     2. A name given generally and poetically to a sword,
        especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.
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falchion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  falchion
      n 1: a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp
           point