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falchion的意思

falchion

英 ['fl(t)()n] 美 ['fltn]
  • n. 刀;剑;略具弯形的大刀

falchion

英文词源


falchion (n.)
"a broad sword, somewhat curved," c. 1300, fauchoun, from Old French fauchon "curved sword," from Vulgar Latin *falcionem, from diminutive of Latin falx "sickle" (see falcate). Partially re-Latinized in early Modern English.