falx

Examples

• All

• The ancient warrior carried a falx into battle, its curved blade gleaming in the sun.

• A replica falx was displayed alongside other ancient weapons in the exhibition.

• The ancient warriors wielded a falx with great skill.

• A falx was discovered in the archaeological dig.

• The ancient warrior carried a falx into battle, its curved blade gleaming in the sun.

• Historians believe the falx gave Dacian soldiers a significant advantage against Roman armor.

• A replica falx was displayed alongside other ancient weapons in the exhibition.

Synonyms

C

cutlass

vsfalx

10 9.1

A short heavy curved sword with one cutting edge used by sailors and pirates

is heavier and shaped like a farming sickle rather than a naval weapon

S

seax

vsfalx

• Archaic

1 9.9

A short sword-like knife with one sharp side used by early Germanic people

is heavier and shaped like a curved sickle rather than a straight short blade

K

kindjal

vsfalx

1 9.9

A short curved knife that people use as a weapon in the Caucasus

is bulkier and more sickle-shaped not a compact regional dagger

F

falcata

vsfalx

9.9

A curved sword with one sharp edge that warriors in ancient Spain used for fighting

is a heavier sickle-shaped cutting tool used by Dacian and Thracian fighters

F

falchion

vsfalx

9.9

A short broad curved medieval sword with a sharp point used in Europe

is more like a heavy sickle-shaped tool than a pointed military blade

C

cutlas

vsfalx

• Archaic

9.9

A short heavy sword with a curved edge used by sailors

is heavier and shaped like a large sickle rather than a short seafaring blade

Surface Forms

Etymology