tercel

[ tur-suhl ]

/ ˈtɜr səl /

noun Falconry.

the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.

Also terce·let

[turs-lit], /ˈtɜrs lɪt/, tiercel.

Origin of tercel

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French terçuel<Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, equivalent to Latin terti(us) third + -olus-ole¹; probably so called because the male is about one third smaller than the female

Words nearby tercel

Ter Borch, Terbrugghen, terbutaline, terce, Terceira, tercel, tercentenary, tercet, terebene, terebic, terebic acid

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Example sentences from the Web for tercel

By the falcon is always understood the female, as distinguished from the tercel, or male, of the peregrine or goshawk.
The Ornithology of Shakespeare|James Edmund Harting
The latter was probably called the tercel, or tiercel, from being about a third smaller than the falcon.
The Ornithology of Shakespeare|James Edmund Harting
Whilst the lady yet wondered upon him, the tercel became a young and comely knight before her eyes.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France|Marie de France
The tassel, or tercel, was the male of the peregrine falcon, and was noted for its docility and gentleness.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope

Shakespeare tells us to choose "a falcon or tercel for flying at the brook, and a hawk for the bush."
A Cotswold Village|J. Arthur Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for tercel

tercel

tiercel

/ (ˈtɜːsəl) /

noun

a male falcon or hawk, esp as used in falconry

Word Origin for tercel

C14: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tertiolus (unattested), from Latin tertius third, referring to the tradition that only one egg in three hatched a male chick

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单词	tercel
释义	tercel [ tur-suhl ] / ˈtɜr səl / noun Falconry. the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine. Also terce·let [turs-lit], /ˈtɜrs lɪt/, tiercel. Origin of tercel 1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French terçuel<Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, equivalent to Latin terti(us) third + -olus-ole¹; probably so called because the male is about one third smaller than the female Words nearby tercel Ter Borch, Terbrugghen, terbutaline, terce, Terceira, tercel, tercentenary, tercet, terebene, terebic, terebic acid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tercel By the falcon is always understood the female, as distinguished from the tercel, or male, of the peregrine or goshawk. The Ornithology of Shakespeare\|James Edmund Harting The latter was probably called the tercel, or tiercel, from being about a third smaller than the falcon. The Ornithology of Shakespeare\|James Edmund Harting Whilst the lady yet wondered upon him, the tercel became a young and comely knight before her eyes. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France\|Marie de France The tassel, or tercel, was the male of the peregrine falcon, and was noted for its docility and gentleness. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1\|Alexander Pope Shakespeare tells us to choose "a falcon or tercel for flying at the brook, and a hawk for the bush." A Cotswold Village\|J. Arthur Gibbs British Dictionary definitions for tercel tercel tiercel / (ˈtɜːsəl) / noun a male falcon or hawk, esp as used in falconry Word Origin for tercel C14: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tertiolus (unattested), from Latin tertius third, referring to the tradition that only one egg in three hatched a male chick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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