eyas

[ ahy-uhs ]

/ ˈaɪ əs /

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noun

a nestling, usually a hawk.

Falconry. a young falcon or hawk taken from the nest for training.

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Also especially British, ey·ass .

Origin of eyas

First recorded in 1480–90; variant of nyas, nias (a nyas taken as an eyas ), from Middle French niais “nestling,” derivative of Latin nīdus “nest;” see origin at nest

Words nearby eyas

ex-works, -ey, Eyak, eyalet, Eyam, eyas, Eyck, eye, eye appeal, eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball

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How to use eyas in a sentence

Too late, my royal eyas?You shall strike this deer yourself at gaze ere long—She has no mind to slip to cover.
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles Kingsley
For my part, I will say freely, that I was wrong from beginning to end, except about the washing of the eyas's meat.
The Abbot|Sir Walter Scott
Are we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley
The old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur

Such is a sketch of the training in modern times of the eyas or young bird.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for eyas

eyas

/ (ˈaɪəs) /

noun

a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry

Word Origin for eyas

C15: mistaken division of earlier a nyas, from Old French niais nestling, from Latin nīdus nest

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