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falchions

falchions is the plural of falchion.

Meaning of falchion

Noun

falchion (plural falchions)

  1. (also, attributive) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
    • I haue seene the day, with my good biting Faulchionc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (obsolete) A billhook.

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Questions about falchions

What is falchions the plural of?
Falchions is the plural of falchion.

Words near falchions in the dictionary

  1. falces
  2. falces cerebrorum
  3. falchion
  4. falchioned
  5. falchioning
  6. falchions
  7. Falchuk
  8. falcial
  9. falcidian
  10. falciferous
  11. falciform

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