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

Etymology

Origin of jess

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

Example Sentences

From just inside the opposition half, Jarrell-Searcy shrugged off Jess Breach and scorched in for the Eagles' only try of the tournament opener.

From BBC

Last week, the government's safeguarding minister Jess Phillips said Stormont was not lagging behind anywhere else in tackling the problem, as she updated MPs on efforts to address attitudes and behaviours online.

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As showrunner Jess Brownell previously told The Times, she had always known she wanted to tell a queer love story in the show.

From Los Angeles Times

Jess Jones, a patient advocate who has spent a decade looking into the transplant system, says the NHS must do far better at providing wraparound care that is able to deal with a patient's increased risk of complications.

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Charlotte Cummings and Jess Turpin, both 23, went down to see Farage's launch.

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