Definitions for falchionˈfɔl tʃən, -ʃən Random House Webster's
College Dictionary fal•chionˈfɔl tʃən, -ʃən(n.) a broad, short
sword having a convex edge curving to the point. Origin of
falchion: 1275–1325; ME fauchoun < OF fauchon < VL *falciōnem,
acc. of *falciō, der. of L falx, s. falc- sickle a short broad
slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point A somewhat
curved medieval broadsword of European origin, with the cutting
edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the
Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao. Attack with a falchion. a
broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than
the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages a name given
generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of
Oriental and fabled warriors