Falchion

[fɒ:ltʃәn]

(noun.) a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point.

Edited by Flo--From WordNet

(n.) A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages.

(n.) A name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.

Editor: Seth

n. Cimeter.

Checker: Rosalind

n. a short broad sword bent somewhat like a sickle.—adj. Fal′ciform sickle-shaped.

Editor: Sallust