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Shotel vs Falchion - What's the difference?

shotel | falchion |

As nouns the difference between shotel and falchion

is that shotel is an Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar while falchion is a somewhat curved medieval single edge sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.

As a verb falchion is

“” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] Attack with a falchion.

shotel

English

(wikipedia shotel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.

    • falchion

    English

    (wikipedia falchion)

    Alternative forms

    * ** fachon ** fachone ** fachoun ** fauchon ** fauchone ** fauchoun ** fawchon ** fawchone ** fawchoun * ** fachon ** fachone ** fachoun ** fauchon ** fauchone ** fauchoun ** fauschune ** fawchon ** fawchone ** fawchoun ** fawchun ** fawken ** fouchon ** fwalchon * ** fachen ** fachon ** fachone ** fachoun ** falcheon ** faucheon ** fauchin ** fauchine ** fauchion ** fauchon ** fauchone ** fauchoun ** faulcheon ** faulchion ** fawcheon ** fawchin ** fawchine ** fawchion ** fawchon ** fawchone ** fawchoun * ** fachon ** fachone ** fachoun ** falcen ** falchion ** falchon ** faucheon ** fauchin ** fauchine ** fauchion ** fauchon ** fauchone ** fauchoun ** faulcheon ** faulchion ** fawcheon ** fawchin ** fawchine ** fawchion ** fawchon ** fawchone ** fawchoun * ** falchion ** faucheon ** fauchion ** faulcheon ** faulchin ** faulchion ** fawcheon ** fawchion * ** falchion ** faucheon ** fauchion ** faulcheon ** faulchion ** fawcheon ** fawchion * ** falchion (modern standard spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (also in attributive use) A somewhat curved medieval single edge sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian .
  • (obsolete) A billhook.

    • Derived terms

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

    Verb

  • (obsolete, rare, transitive)“ †?falchion, v. ]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] Attack] with a [[#Noun, falchion.

    • Derived terms

    * falchioned (slain by a falchion)

    References