单词 | falconer |
释义 | falconern.1 1. One who hunts with falcons, one who follows hawking as a sport. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > falconer > [noun] hawkera975 falconerc1386 c1386 G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale 468 Thise ffauconers..with hir haukes han the heron slayn. 1593 Bacchus Bountie in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) II. 273 This youth was..a fine faulkner. a1641 J. Suckling Lett. (1696) 93 Faulkners that can but seldom spring right Game, should [etc]. c1720 M. Prior Henry & Emma 109 A Falk'ner Henry is, when Emma hawks. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 115 The falc'ner tossed his hawk away. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 121 The Common Sparrowhawk..is employed..by falconers. 2. A keeper and trainer of hawks. Also, as an official designation, Grand or †Great Falconer. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > falconer > [noun] > keeper or trainer of hawks falconerc1440 accipitrary1633 under-falconer1660 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 152 Fawkenere [ Pynson fawconer], falconarius. a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 563 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 317 The chaunceler answeres..For ȝomen, faukeners, and hor horsyng. 1539 Act 31 Hen. VIII c. 12 Some of his graces fauconers. 1619 R. Boyle Diary (1886) I. 226 I sent..a caste of marlyns..by his own ffawlconer. 1710 London Gaz. No. 4711/2 The great Faulkner prepared a curious Artificial Firework for their Entertainment. 1797 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds I. 24 The Emperor of China in his sporting excursions..is usually attended by his grand falconer. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vii. v. 210 Behind him came his falconer and bard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † falconern.2 Obsolete. rare. A game-bag carried by falconers. ΚΠ ?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Dviv It was a great bagge like a Fawconere, And hong vpon his gyrdle by a ring. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D4v By his side a great side pouch like a faulkner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1c1386n.2?1577 |
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