falconet

They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Mr Fuseli criticises the passage, and assumes that the painter had better reason than that given by Mr Falconet.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various
In some of the greatest artists, the inventive powers have been of late developement; as in Claude, and the sculptor Falconet.
Lectures on Art|Washington Allston
A French artist, M. Falconet, was engaged to execute this important work.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott

How vivo affected aiming is easily seen: with its bore level, a 4-pounder falconet ranged 250 paces.
Artillery Through the Ages|Albert Manucy

British Dictionary definitions for falconet

falconet

/ (ˈfɔːlkəˌnɛt, ˈfɔːkə-) /

noun

any of various small falcons, esp any of the Asiatic genus Microhierax

a small light cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries

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