The breast feathers of a bird, esp. (in Falconry) those of a hawk when the feathers are fully grown.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > hawk > parts of > feathers (13) maila1475 The breast feathers of a bird, esp. (in Falconry) those of a hawk when the feathers are fully grown. barb1486 A similar appendage in various animals; e.g. feathers under the beak of a hawk (obsolete), the wattles of a cock (obsolete), a slender fleshy… brails1486 plural. The feathers about a hawk's rump; also attributive, as in brail-feathers. crinet1486 Falconry. In plural. The small hair-like feathers which grow about the cere (cere, n.) of a hawk. Obsolete. crinel1704 = crinet, n. 1. mail-feather1773 crine1855 Falconry. = crinet, n. 1. rare. Subcategories:— of wing (2) — of tail (2) — flaw in (2) |
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