slovo | definícia |
falchion (encz) | falchion,meč n: druh meče, mírně zakřivený Zdeněk Brož; Pino |
Falchion (gcide) | Falchion \Fal"chion\, n. [OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL.
f[aum]lcio, fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. ?????? a
ship's rib, ?????? bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A name given generally and poetically to a sword,
especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.
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falchion (wn) | falchion
n 1: a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp
point |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
falchion (encz) | falchion,meč n: druh meče, mírně zakřivený Zdeněk Brož; Pino |
falchion (wn) | falchion
n 1: a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp
point |
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