falchion

  • 11Falchion — A curved broad sword, sharp on the outer or convex side; a billhook. It was sometimes used to despatch a stag at the end of a chase. [< OldFr. fauchon = sickle] …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 12falchion — n. type of sword …

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  • 13falchion — [ fɔ:l(t)ʃ(ə)n] noun historical a broad, slightly curved sword with the cutting edge on the convex side. Origin ME fauchon, from OFr., based on L. falx, falc sickle …

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  • 14falchion — n. Cimeter …

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  • 15falchion — fal·chion …

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  • 16falchion — fal•chion [[t]ˈfɔl tʃən, ʃən[/t]] n. a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving to the point • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME fauchoun < OF fauchon < VL *falciōnem, acc. of *falciō, der. of L falx, s. falc sickle …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17falchion — /ˈfɔltʃən/ (say fawlchuhn), / ʃən/ (say shuhn) noun a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point. {Italian falcione (from falce sickle, from Latin falx); replacing Middle English fauchoun, from Old French} …

  • 18falchion —   n. broad curved sword …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 19falchion — n. hist. a broad curved sword with a convex edge. Etymology: ME fauchoun f. OF fauchon ult. f. L falx falcis sickle …

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  • 20Alfanje — Clasificación Espadas y sables (varía) Periodo histórico Siglos XI XVII Longitud media De 70 a 110 cm Peso medio De 0,9 kg a 1,4 kg Tipo de hoja Ancha, a un solo filo y curvada Tipo de empuñ …

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