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falchion definition

fal·chion (fôl′c̸hən, -s̸hən)

noun

  1. a medieval sword with a short, broad, slightly curved blade
  2. Old Poet. any sword

Etymology: ME & OFr fauchon < VL *falcio < L falx: see falcate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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