Falcon leg band
A jess is a short leather strap fastened around each leg of a hawk or falcon, used by falconers to secure the bird to a perch or glove.
The straps typically have rings at the ends for attaching a leash: The falconer checked the jesses before releasing the bird.
The verb to jess means to fit a hawk with these straps. (Capitalized Jess is a given name.)
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Falcon leg band
A jess is a short leather strap fastened around each leg of a hawk or falcon, used by falconers to secure the bird to a perch or glove.
The straps typically have rings at the ends for attaching a leash: The falconer checked the jesses before releasing the bird.
The verb to jess means to fit a hawk with these straps. (Capitalized Jess is a given name.)
1. falconry — falconer, Raptor trainer and hunter; anklet (Leg-bottom ornament or sock); swivel (Rotating connection point); leash (Animal restraint cord); gauntlet · hood · lure · perch · mews · hawk · kestrel · goshawk · raptor · talon
RESTRAINT VS. FREEDOMjess ≠ freedom Absence of constraint; release · liberty · free flight · untethered · unleashed
CAPTIVITY VS. WILDNESSjess ≠ free bird Unconfined avian creature; haggard · passage hawk · wildness
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/jess