jess
noun
a short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk and attached to the leash.
jess
1 American
[jes]
/ dʒɛs /
noun
verb (used with object)
Jess
2
American
[jes]
/ dʒɛs /
noun
jess
British
/ dʒɛs /
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
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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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
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
“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
Jess Pryles, a live-fire cook and the author of “Prime Cuts,” offered her own lyrical description: “Wagyu gives a buttery richness and so easily melts over your tongue.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“We have to pay what we owe, not a dollar more,” Jess Merten, Allstate’s head of property-liability, told a conference in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Jess Bloom, 35, is expecting a baby at the end of July.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Charlie Paddock, 27, from south London, also said she "nearly fainted twice and the hot flushes were unreal", while Jess Allingham, 26, said she was "absolutely exhausted, more than normal", and had "total brain fog".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The camera had been Dad’s prized possession, and Jess knew that Mom wouldn’t want Jess taking it into the woods.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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