MEANING
A broad, single-edged sword associated with medieval Europe.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- draw a falchion
- falchion blade
On the page
The guard drew a falchion.
The falchion’s broad blade caught the torchlight.
A damaged falchion hung above the hearth.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- falchion
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Forms: Singular falchion; plural falchions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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