adjective

falcātus

fem. falcāta · neut. falcātum

armed with scythes

armed with scythes.

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Lit.: currus, quadrigae, etc., Liv. 37, 41, 5; Curt. 4, 9, 4; Auct. B. Alex. 75; Val. Fl. 6, 105; 387.—

sickle-shaped; hooked; curved by extension •

Transf., sickle-shaped, hooked, curved, falcated: en sis, a falchion, Ov. M. 1, 717; 4, 727: cauda, id. ib. 3, 681; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 47: sinus arcus, Ov. M. 11, 229.

Perseus ID: n17593 Key: falcatus