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  jess

  noun

  a short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk and attached to the leash.
• Jess
  Jess

  noun

  a male or female given name, form of Jesse, Jessie, or Jessica.

jess

¹ American  

[jes] / dʒɛs /

noun

1. a short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk and attached to the leash.

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verb (used with object)

1. to put jesses on (a hawk).

Jess ² American  

[jes] / dʒɛs /

noun

1. a male or female given name, form of Jesse, Jessie, or Jessica.

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jess British  

/ dʒɛs /

noun

1. a short leather strap, one end of which is permanently attached to the leg of a hawk or falcon while the other can be attached to a leash

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verb

1. (tr) to put jesses on (a hawk or falcon)

Other Word Forms

• jessed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of jess

1300–50; Middle English ges < Old French ges, gez, getz (nominative) ( get oblique > French jet; cf. jet ¹) ≪ Latin jactus a throwing, equivalent to jac ( ere ) to throw + -tus suffix of v. action

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Example Sentences

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jess Jess

Epstein also passed on advice from someone referred to as "jess" that "supporting gb will be seen as bad form commercially, he has lost the confidence of the public".

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

You all know me I'm jess a small town salesman with a smatterin' of law.

From Time Magazine Archive

“No, you’ll fly if I do that. I’d better jess you first.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

“With this varvel,” the Wart heard, “I thee endow... love, honour and obey... till jess us do part.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

But,” he said, leaning closer to her, “if I don’t jess and leash you, you’re not a captive bird. “Will you stay anyway?”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

"The field is expected to supply only a minuscule share of UK gas demand for a limited period," said Jess Ralston, analyst at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, a non-profit research group.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Florist Jess Woodrow said Haines was a friendly face who would pop into the store when she was not tied up in the capital Canberra.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Defenders Lucy Bronze, Jess Carter and Maya le Tissier have all netted in the past 18 months, while England's number nine has added six to the tally.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Jess Douek, the lead singer of alternative metal band Mallavora, lives with chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Jess gripped her backpack, where she’d put Dad’s camera.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

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