jess
[jes]Falconry.
- a short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk and attached to the leash.
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- to put jesses on (a hawk).
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Origin of jess
1300–50; Middle English ges < Old French ges, gez, getz (nominative) (get oblique > French jet; cf. jet1) ≪ Latin jactus a throwing, equivalent to jac(ere) to throw + -tus suffix of v. action
Jess
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Contemporary Examples
But she surprised the test pilots—there were three, the chief test pilot Jack Waddell, Wygle and Jess Wallick.
“The progressive movement knows how critical adding more Democratic women to our government is,” said spokeswoman Jess McIntosh.
I met Ned 10 years ago when we were all living together—him, Jess, and I—out in L.A., and Ned had been writing this.
Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy on 'Eleanor Rigby,' First Heartbreak, and Robin WilliamsMarlow Stern
September 2, 2014
Chastain: No, but Jess [Weixler] told me you had some wild night out with dancing?
Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy on 'Eleanor Rigby,' First Heartbreak, and Robin WilliamsMarlow Stern
September 2, 2014
You were also on a great episode of New Girl where the gang plays “True American” and Nick and Jess kiss.
Brooklyn Decker on Her ‘Horrible’ Modeling Experiences, Marriage, and Cracking HollywoodMarlow Stern
April 11, 2014
Historical Examples
Jess had recognized friends, and the doctor is drawing rein.
A Doctor of the Old School, Part 3Ian Maclaren
After the funeral Drumsheugh came himself for Jess, and took her to his farm.
A Doctor of the Old School, Part 5Ian Maclaren
I am very happy to hear, by Miss Jess Lewars, that you are all well.
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
I don't like that schooner, Jess, and its ugly crew, lying there in the Cove.
The Inn at the Red OakLatta Griswold
All right, Jess, take his stuff to the beach and hail the schooner.
The Inn at the Red OakLatta Griswold
jess
- 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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- (tr) to put jesses on (a hawk or falcon)
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French ges, from Latin jactus a throw, from jacere to throw
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Word Origin and History for jess
n.
leg-strap used in hawking and falconry, mid-14c., from Old French jes "straps fastened round the legs of a falcon," plural of jet, literally "cast, throw," from Latin iactus "a throw, cast," from iacere (see jet (v.)). Related: Jesses.
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