单词 | tercel-gentle |
释义 | gentle /jenˈtl/adjective
ORIGIN: OFr (Fr) gentil, from L gentīlis belonging to the same gens or clan, later, well-bred; see genteel genˈtlehood noun (archaic) Position or character attaching to good birth genˈtleness noun genˈtlenesse noun (obsolete) Same as gentilesse gentˈly adverb gentle breeze noun (meteorology) A wind of force 3 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 8 to 12mph genˈtlefolk plural noun People of good family gentle-heartˈed adjective Having a gentle or kind disposition genˈtleman noun see separate entry. gentle reader noun Courteous reader, an old-fashioned phrase common in the prefaces of books genˈtlewoman noun see separate entry. the gentle craft
tercel /tûrˈsəl/, tiercel /tērˈsəl/, tarcel, tarsal, tarsel /tärˈsəl/, tassel or tassell /tasˈəl/nounA male hawk ORIGIN: OFr tercel, from L tertius third, perh as being one-third smaller than the female, or from the belief that the male hawk hatched from the last egg of three tercˈelet or tiercˈelet noun A tercel terˈcel-gentˈle (Walter Scott), tassˈel-gentle (Shakespeare) or tassˈell-gent (Spenser) noun A male peregrine falcon terˈcel-jerkin noun A male gerfalcon |
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