falchion
Plural: falchions
Noun
- a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
- 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.
- A billhook.
- pl. -S a broad-bladed sword
Verb
- Attack with a falchion.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx.
Scrabble Score: 16
falchion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfalchion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
falchion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
falchion is a valid Words With Friends word