单词 | lanner |
释义 | lanner /lan"euhr/, n. 1. a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia. 2. Falconry. the female of this bird. [1250-1300; ME laner < MF lanier kind of falcon, lit., wool weaver ( < L lanarius;), a term of abuse in the early Middle Ages, applied esp. to laggards and cowards, and so to the lanner, slow in flight and thought to be cowardly] |
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