Falcon Gentil - Law Dictionary Search Results

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Cryer

The female of the hawk a falcon gentil...

Gentilize

To render gentile or gentlemanly as to gentilize your unworthy sones...

One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidaelig They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill and in having shorter and less pointed wings Many are of large size and grade into the eagles Some as the goshawk were formerly trained like falcons In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied also to true falcons as the sparrow hawk pigeon hawk duck hawk and prairie hawk...

Jess

A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk to which the leash or line wrapped round the falconers hand was attached when used See Illust of Falcon...