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A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.
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To fasten a strap around the leg of a hawk.
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A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
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A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
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A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
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An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
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A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
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A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.
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Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.
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The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.
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A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
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(color) The colour of jet coal, deep grey.
Examples of jesses in a Sentence
The bird was not wearing jesses which would indicate a falconer's escape.
I could see no jesses on it as it vanished into the trees near Church Farm.
Or she may have jesses or leash attached which could spell a death sentence for her.
At Laon and Amiens there are sculptured Jesses over the central west doorways of the cathedrals.