falcate

(falkāt′, -kit)

adjective

sickle-shaped; curved; hooked

Origin: L falcatus < falx (gen. falcis), a sickle < ? IE base *dhelg-, to pierce, needle > Ger dolch, dagger

See falcate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.

Origin:

Origin: Latin falcātus

Origin: , from falx, falc-, sickle

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