eyas

[ ahy-uhs ]

/ ˈaɪ əs /

noun

a nestling, usually a hawk.

Falconry. a young falcon or hawk taken from the nest for training.

Also especially British, ey·ass .

Origin of eyas

First recorded in 1480–90; variant of nyas, nias (a nyas taken as an eyas ), from Middle French niais “nestling,” derivative of Latin nīdus “nest;” see origin at nest

Words nearby eyas

ex-works, -ey, Eyak, eyalet, Eyam, eyas, Eyck, eye, eye appeal, eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball

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Example sentences from the Web for eyas

The old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
Are we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley
For my part, I will say freely, that I was wrong from beginning to end, except about the washing of the eyas's meat.
The Abbot|Sir Walter Scott
Such is a sketch of the training in modern times of the eyas or young bird.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for eyas

eyas

/ (ˈaɪəs) /

noun

a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry

Word Origin for eyas

C15: mistaken division of earlier a nyas, from Old French niais nestling, from Latin nīdus nest

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单词	eyas
释义	eyas [ ahy-uhs ] / ˈaɪ əs / noun a nestling, usually a hawk. Falconry. a young falcon or hawk taken from the nest for training. Also especially British, ey·ass . Origin of eyas First recorded in 1480–90; variant of nyas, nias (a nyas taken as an eyas ), from Middle French niais “nestling,” derivative of Latin nīdus “nest;” see origin at nest Words nearby eyas ex-works, -ey, Eyak, eyalet, Eyam, eyas, Eyck, eye, eye appeal, eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eyas The old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6\|E. Rameur Are we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?" The Fairy Mythology\|Thomas Keightley For my part, I will say freely, that I was wrong from beginning to end, except about the washing of the eyas's meat. The Abbot\|Sir Walter Scott Such is a sketch of the training in modern times of the eyas or young bird. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6\|E. Rameur British Dictionary definitions for eyas eyas / (ˈaɪəs) / noun a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry Word Origin for eyas C15: mistaken division of earlier a nyas, from Old French niais nestling, from Latin nīdus nest 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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