Definition of jess in English:

jess

noun dʒɛsdʒɛs

usually jessesFalconry

A short leather strap that is fastened round each leg of a hawk, usually also having a ring or swivel to which a leash may be attached.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ajan is away almost before I have opened my hand to free her jesses from my fingers.
- She rarely dreamed, but she did that night, fretful visions of tight-held jesses and the clipping of wings.
- It has leather jesses on its legs, which are used by falconers and people who take the birds out to hunt.
- Birds were tethered by jesses to Astroturf-covered perches.
- He needs no jesses, as he will not accept it and does not need training.

verb dʒɛsdʒɛs

[with object]Falconry

Put jesses on (a hawk).

Origin

Middle English: from Old French ges, based on Latin jactus 'a throw', from jacere 'to throw'.

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes

Definition of jess in US English:

jess

noundʒɛsjes

usually jessesFalconry

A short leather strap that is fastened around each leg of a hawk, usually also having a ring or swivel to which a leash may be attached.
Example sentencesExamples
- It has leather jesses on its legs, which are used by falconers and people who take the birds out to hunt.
- He needs no jesses, as he will not accept it and does not need training.
- Birds were tethered by jesses to Astroturf-covered perches.
- Ajan is away almost before I have opened my hand to free her jesses from my fingers.
- She rarely dreamed, but she did that night, fretful visions of tight-held jesses and the clipping of wings.

verbdʒɛsjes

[with object]Falconry

Put jesses on (a hawk).

Origin

Middle English: from Old French ges, based on Latin jactus ‘a throw’, from jacere ‘to throw’.

单词	jess
释义	Definition of jess in English: jess noun dʒɛsdʒɛs usually jessesFalconry A short leather strap that is fastened round each leg of a hawk, usually also having a ring or swivel to which a leash may be attached. Example sentencesExamples Ajan is away almost before I have opened my hand to free her jesses from my fingers. She rarely dreamed, but she did that night, fretful visions of tight-held jesses and the clipping of wings. It has leather jesses on its legs, which are used by falconers and people who take the birds out to hunt. Birds were tethered by jesses to Astroturf-covered perches. He needs no jesses, as he will not accept it and does not need training. verb dʒɛsdʒɛs [with object]Falconry Put jesses on (a hawk). Origin Middle English: from Old French ges, based on Latin jactus 'a throw', from jacere 'to throw'. Rhymes acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes Definition of jess in US English: jess noundʒɛsjes usually jessesFalconry A short leather strap that is fastened around each leg of a hawk, usually also having a ring or swivel to which a leash may be attached. Example sentencesExamples It has leather jesses on its legs, which are used by falconers and people who take the birds out to hunt. He needs no jesses, as he will not accept it and does not need training. Birds were tethered by jesses to Astroturf-covered perches. Ajan is away almost before I have opened my hand to free her jesses from my fingers. She rarely dreamed, but she did that night, fretful visions of tight-held jesses and the clipping of wings. verbdʒɛsjes [with object]Falconry Put jesses on (a hawk). Origin Middle English: from Old French ges, based on Latin jactus ‘a throw’, from jacere ‘to throw’.
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