Tercelet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tiercel.

    "In the Squire's Tale this is expressed in avian terms when the tercelet flies off with a kite;"

  2. 2
    male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon wordnet

Synonyms

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terceltierceltiercel

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"In the Squire's Tale this is expressed in avian terms when the tercelet flies off with a kite;"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tercelet, from Old French tercelet; equivalent to tiercel + -et.

Related phrases

peregrine falcon

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