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English Dictionary: falchion by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
falchion
n
  1. a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Falchion \Fal"chion\, n. [OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL.
      f[84]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.
  
      2. A name given generally and poetically to a sword,
            especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.
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