English-Thai Dictionary
falchion
N ดาบสั้น ซึ่ง มี ปลาย ดาบ โค้ง และ แหลม ใน ยุค กลาง saber dab-san-sueng-me-plai-dab-kong-lae-laem-nai-yuk-klang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FALCHION
n.fal'chun. a is pronounced as in fall. [L. falx, a reaping hook. ] A short crooked sword; a cimiter.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FALCHION
Fal "chion, n. Etym: [OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL. fälcio, fr. L.falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
falchion
fal chion |ˈfôlCHən, -SHən ˈfɔl (t )ʃən | ▶noun historical a broad, slightly curved sword with the cutting edge on the convex side. ORIGIN Middle English fauchon, from Old French, based on Latin falx, falc- ‘sickle. ’ The -l- was added in the 16th cent. to conform with the Latin spelling.
Oxford Dictionary
falchion
falchion |ˈfɔːl (t )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun historical a broad, slightly curved sword with the cutting edge on the convex side. ORIGIN Middle English fauchon, from Old French, based on Latin falx, falc- ‘sickle ’. The -l- was added in the 16th cent. to conform with the Latin spelling.
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