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falcate

fal·cate

UK/ˈfælkeɪt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

curved like a sickle

  • “a falcate leaf”
  • “falcate claws”
  • “the falcate moon”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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