fauchon

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A form of falchion — 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.

OriginFrench fauchon ← Old French fauchon ← Vulgar Latin *falciōnem →
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Meanings

nounfauchon (plural fauchons)

plural fauchons

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of falchion.

Origin

  1. Latinfalx
  2. Vulgar Latin*falciōnem
  3. Old Frenchfauchon
  4. Frenchfauchon
  5. Englishfauchon

Borrowed from French fauchon, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx. See also -on.

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APA

fauchon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauchon

MLA

“fauchon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauchon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fauchon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauchon.

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