falconetn.

Brit.

/ˈfɔː(l)kənᵻt/,

/ˈfɔː(l)kn̩ᵻt/,

/ˈfɔː(l)kənᵻt/,

/ˈfɔː(l)kn̩ᵻt/,

/ˈfɒlkənᵻt/,

/ˈfɒlkn̩ᵻt/,

/ˈfalkənᵻt/,

/ˈfalkn̩ᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈfælkənət/

Forms: Also 1500s fawkenet, 1600s fau(l)conet.

Etymology: In sense 1 < Italian falconetto in same sense (= Spanish falconete ; compare French fauconneau ), diminutive of falcone falcon n.; in sense 2 < falcon n. + -et suffix¹.

1. A light piece of ordnance of various calibres, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > light pieces

falcon1496

falconet15..

field piece1544

fowler1548

fielding piece1565

falcon shot1598

field cannon1638

field gun1645

field culverin1659

galloper1746

Napoleon1862

15.. in Beauties of Thanet (1830) II. 34 After the dischardge of ii fawkenets..the forte was won.

1559 Naval Report in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) VI. 168 (Culverins) minions (and) falconets.

a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 343/2 A Faulconet. The Bore 2 inches.

1645 N. Stone Enchiridion of Fortification 54 A Falconet..carries a 6 pound ball.

1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery i. 78 Fauconets. The mouth of the peece is 2 inches and a quarter high..the weight of the shot one pound 5 ounces.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. x. 108 Planting little Falconets on the top of our Walls in Swivels.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 142 With only a couple of falconets or two-pounders, as their whole artillery.

2. A pygmy falcon, especially one belonging to the genus Microhierax.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > other types of

carrion-kite1581

chickenhawk?a1775

New Zealand falcon1781

shaheen1839

falconet1851

prairie falcon1858

Eleonora falcon1859

quail hawk1873

bush-hawk1882

longwing1964

1851 E. Blyth in E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (rev. ed.) 180 The Crested Falconet (Lanius frontatus)..inhabits New Holland.

1851 E. Blyth in E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (rev. ed.) 180 The falconets have a compressed beak almost as high as long.

1883 E. W. Oates Birds Brit. Burmah II. 212 Micro~hierax fringillarius, the Black-legged Falconet.

1883 E. W. Oates Birds Brit. Burmah II. 213 The Black-legged Falconet occurs in Tenasserim.

1931 Discovery Nov. 348/1 The black-legged falconet (which breeds in holes).

1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 83/2 The falconets, or pygmy falcons, of the subfamily Poliohieracinae occur in South America, Malaya, the Philippines, and Africa.

1964 J. M. M. Fisher & R. T. Peterson World of Birds 31/2 The Falconidae include..the tiny insect-hawking falconets, not much bigger than sparrows.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	falconet
释义	falconetn. Brit. /ˈfɔː(l)kənᵻt/, /ˈfɔː(l)kn̩ᵻt/, /ˈfɔː(l)kənᵻt/, /ˈfɔː(l)kn̩ᵻt/, /ˈfɒlkənᵻt/, /ˈfɒlkn̩ᵻt/, /ˈfalkənᵻt/, /ˈfalkn̩ᵻt/, U.S. /ˈfælkənət/ Forms: Also 1500s fawkenet, 1600s fau(l)conet. Etymology: In sense 1 < Italian falconetto in same sense (= Spanish falconete ; compare French fauconneau ), diminutive of falcone falcon n.; in sense 2 < falcon n. + -et suffix¹. 1. A light piece of ordnance of various calibres, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > light pieces falcon1496 falconet15.. field piece1544 fowler1548 fielding piece1565 falcon shot1598 field cannon1638 field gun1645 field culverin1659 galloper1746 Napoleon1862 15.. in Beauties of Thanet (1830) II. 34 After the dischardge of ii fawkenets..the forte was won. 1559 Naval Report in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) VI. 168 (Culverins) minions (and) falconets. a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 343/2 A Faulconet. The Bore 2 inches. 1645 N. Stone Enchiridion of Fortification 54 A Falconet..carries a 6 pound ball. 1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery i. 78 Fauconets. The mouth of the peece is 2 inches and a quarter high..the weight of the shot one pound 5 ounces. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. x. 108 Planting little Falconets on the top of our Walls in Swivels. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 142 With only a couple of falconets or two-pounders, as their whole artillery. 2. A pygmy falcon, especially one belonging to the genus Microhierax. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > other types of carrion-kite1581 chickenhawk?a1775 New Zealand falcon1781 shaheen1839 falconet1851 prairie falcon1858 Eleonora falcon1859 quail hawk1873 bush-hawk1882 longwing1964 1851 E. Blyth in E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (rev. ed.) 180 The Crested Falconet (Lanius frontatus)..inhabits New Holland. 1851 E. Blyth in E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (rev. ed.) 180 The falconets have a compressed beak almost as high as long. 1883 E. W. Oates Birds Brit. Burmah II. 212 Micro~hierax fringillarius, the Black-legged Falconet. 1883 E. W. Oates Birds Brit. Burmah II. 213 The Black-legged Falconet occurs in Tenasserim. 1931 Discovery Nov. 348/1 The black-legged falconet (which breeds in holes). 1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 83/2 The falconets, or pygmy falcons, of the subfamily Poliohieracinae occur in South America, Malaya, the Philippines, and Africa. 1964 J. M. M. Fisher & R. T. Peterson World of Birds 31/2 The Falconidae include..the tiny insect-hawking falconets, not much bigger than sparrows. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.15..
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