falchion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point

WordNet

Fal"chion noun
Etymology
OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL. fälcio, fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. a ship's rib, bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. falcon; cf. It. falcione. Cf. Defalcation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913