tercel-gentlen.

Etymology: < tercel n. (see for Forms), after falcon-gentle n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: tercel-ˈgentle.

a. The male of the falcon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [noun] > type of hawk or falcon

airec1330

tercelc1381

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lannerc1400

sakerc1400

sakeretc1400

tercel-gentle1486

lannard1530

ramage1575

tercellenea1682

ramager1686

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > hawk > male

tercelc1381

terceletc1381

tercel-gentle1486

Jack1575

tercellenea1682

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon) > male

tercelc1381

terceletc1381

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tercellenea1682

1486 Bk. St. Albans D iij b Ther is a Fawken gentill, and a Tercell gentill, and theys be for a prynce.

1546 Will of Stephen Brinckley (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/31) f. 100^v Unto the vicar of Boston my tossell gentle.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. iv. sig. Ff6^v A Tassell gent, Which after her [sc. a dove] his nimble winges doth straine.

1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 203 The tassil-gentle, once upon the wing..makes a stoop at a jack-daw.

1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion II. iv. i Thou art not less a woman, because thou dost not sit aloft in a tower, with a tassel-gentle on thy wrist.

b. in figurative and allusive use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person

rich manOE

richOE

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cob1548

wealthling1581

tercel-gentle1597

good liver1602

goldfinch1603

fill-sack1641

dorado1643

wealth-monger1654

a man, etc. of fortune1732

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nawab1826

rico1844

abounder1876

high roller1876

fat cat1928

richie1954

wealth-holder1957

jet-setter1959

society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > obedience to rule(s) > one who

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tercel-gentle1597

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. i. 204 Romeo, O for a falkners voice, To lure this Tassell gentle backe againe.

1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 95/2 So She..by casting out the Lure, makes the Tassell Gentle come to her fist.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tercel-gentle, a Knight or Gentleman of a good Estate; also any rich Man.

1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iv. 86 Marry, out upon thee, foul kite, that would fain be a tercel gentle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	tercel-gentle
释义	tercel-gentlen. Etymology: < tercel n. (see for Forms), after falcon-gentle n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: tercel-ˈgentle. a. The male of the falcon. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [noun] > type of hawk or falcon airec1330 tercelc1381 terceletc1381 lannerc1400 sakerc1400 sakeretc1400 tercel-gentle1486 lannard1530 ramage1575 tercellenea1682 ramager1686 the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > hawk > male tercelc1381 terceletc1381 tercel-gentle1486 Jack1575 tercellenea1682 the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon) > male tercelc1381 terceletc1381 tercel-gentle1486 tercellenea1682 1486 Bk. St. Albans D iij b Ther is a Fawken gentill, and a Tercell gentill, and theys be for a prynce. 1546 Will of Stephen Brinckley (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/31) f. 100^v Unto the vicar of Boston my tossell gentle. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. iv. sig. Ff6^v A Tassell gent, Which after her [sc. a dove] his nimble winges doth straine. 1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 203 The tassil-gentle, once upon the wing..makes a stoop at a jack-daw. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion II. iv. i Thou art not less a woman, because thou dost not sit aloft in a tower, with a tassel-gentle on thy wrist. b. in figurative and allusive use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person rich manOE richOE Divesc1386 richlingc1445 stuffed manc1460 cob1548 wealthling1581 tercel-gentle1597 good liver1602 goldfinch1603 fill-sack1641 dorado1643 wealth-monger1654 a man, etc. of fortune1732 nabob1760 nawab1826 rico1844 abounder1876 high roller1876 fat cat1928 richie1954 wealth-holder1957 jet-setter1959 society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > obedience to rule(s) > one who keeper1382 tercel-gentle1597 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. i. 204 Romeo, O for a falkners voice, To lure this Tassell gentle backe againe. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 95/2 So She..by casting out the Lure, makes the Tassell Gentle come to her fist. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tercel-gentle, a Knight or Gentleman of a good Estate; also any rich Man. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iv. 86 Marry, out upon thee, foul kite, that would fain be a tercel gentle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1486
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