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<i>Harris.</i>

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<h1>Falcate, Falcated</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw><hw>Fal"cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Fal"ca*ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>falcatus</ets>, fr. <ets>falx</ets>, <ets>falcis</ets>, a sickle or scythe.]</ety> <def>Hooked or bent like a sickle; <as>as, a <ex>falcate</ex> leaf; a <ex>falcate</ex> claw</as>; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed.</def>

<h1>Falcation</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Falcer</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal"cer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From L. <ets>falx</ets>, <ets>falcis</ets>, a sickle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the mandibles of a spider.</def>

<h1>Falchion</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal"chion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fauchon</ets>, OF. <ets>fauchon</ets>, LL. <ets>f\'84lcio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>falx</ets>, <ets>falcis</ets>, a sickle, cf. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ a ship's rib, <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. <ets>falcon</ets>; cf. It. <ets>falcione</ets>. Cf. <er>Defalcation</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.</def>

<h1>Falcidian</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal*cid"i*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Falcidius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Publius Falcidius, a Roman tribune.</def>

<cs><col>Falcidian law</col> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld>, <cd>a law by which a testator was obliged to leave at least a fourth of his estate to the heir.</cd></cs>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Falciform</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal"ci*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>falx</ets>, <ets>falcis</ets>, a sickle + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>falciforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; <as>as, the <ex>falciform</ex> ligatment of the liver</as>.</def>

<h1>Falcon</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal"con</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>faucon</ets>, <ets>faucoun</ets>, OF. <ets>faucon</ets>, <ets>falcon</ets>, <?/. <ets>faucon</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>falco</ets>, perh. from L. <ets>falx, falcis</ets>, a sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf. <er>Falchion</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of a family (<spn>Falconid\'91</spn>) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any species of the genus <spn>Falco</spn>, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game.</def>

<blockquote>In the language of falconry, the female peregrine (<spn>Falco peregrinus</spn>) is exclusively called the <b>falcon</b>. <i>Yarrell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>An ancient form of cannon.</def>

<cs><col>Chanting falcon</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Chanting</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Falconer</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal"con*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fauconer</ets>, OF. <ets>falconier</ets>, <ets>fauconier</ets>, F. <ets>fauconnier</ets>. See <er>Falcon</er>.]</ety> <def>A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Falconet</h1> <Xpage=539>

<hw>Fal"co*net</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>falcon</ets>: cf. F. <ets>fauconneau</ets>, LL. <ets>falconeta</ets>, properly, a young falcon.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.</def>