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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Falchion \Fal"chion\, n. [OE. fauchon, OF fauchon, LL f["a]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: falchion n : a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
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