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falchion

American  
[fawl-chuhn, -shuhn] / ˈfɔl tʃən, -ʃən /

noun

  1. a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.

  2. Archaic. any sword.

falchion British  
/ ˈfɔːlʃən, ˈfɔːltʃən /

noun

  1. a short and slightly curved medieval sword broader towards the point

  2. an archaic word for sword

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Etymology

Origin of falchion

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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