tiercel
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Tiercel — Tier cel, Tiercelet Tierce let, n. [OE. tercel, tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; so called, according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a male, or, according to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tiercel — [tir′səl] n. [ME tercel < OFr < VL * tertiolus < L tertius, third: said to be so named because it was believed that every third bird in a nest is a male] Falconry a male hawk, esp. the male peregrine … English World dictionary
tiercel — var. of TERCEL. * * * tiercel, tiercelet see tercel, tercelet … Useful english dictionary
tiercel — or tercel noun Etymology: Middle English tercel, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, from diminutive of Latin tertius third; probably from the fact that the male is about one third smaller than the female Date: 14th century a male… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tiercel — /tear seuhl/, n. Falconry. tercel. * * * … Universalium
tiercel — [ tɪəs(ə)l] noun variant spelling of tercel … English new terms dictionary
tiercel — n.; (also tiercelet) Goshawk, male hawk … New dictionary of synonyms
tiercel — tier·cel … English syllables
tiercel — tier•cel [[t]ˈtɪər səl[/t]] n. spo tercel … From formal English to slang
tiercel — /ˈtɪəsəl/ (say tearsuhl) noun → tercel …
