Falchionとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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語源

From Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx.

発音

• (Received 発音) enPR: fôlʹshən, IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːlʃən/,^[1]
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlt͡ʃən/
  • (cot-caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑlt͡ʃən/

名詞

falchion (複数形 falchions)

1. (also attributively) 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.^[1]
   • 1607, [Barnabe Barnes], The Divils Charter: A Tragædie Conteining the Life and Death of Pope Alexander the Sixt. […], London: Printed by G[eorge] E[ld] for Iohn Wright, […], OCLC 1043018437, Act III, scene ii:

     Thy Chamber with Ambroſiall odors breatheth, / New loues and true loues vnto them that entreateth, / And furious Mars made milde his Faulcheon ſheatheth / At thy delicious aſpect: [...]

   • 1820, Walter Scott, chapter X, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], OCLC 230694662, page 242:

     The Jester wore his usual fantastic habit, but late accidents had led him to adopt a good cutting falchion, instead of his wooden sword, with a targe to match it; [...]

2. (obsolete)^[1] A billhook.^[1]

派生語

• case of falchions (swordplay)
• double falchion (swordplay)
• falchioned (armed with a falchion)
• single falchion (swordplay)

動詞

falchion (三人称単数 現在形 falchions, 現在分詞 falchioning, 過去形および過去分詞形 falchioned)

1. (obsolete, rare, transitive)^[2] Attack with a falchion.^[2]

派生語

• falchioned (slain by a falchion)

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