jess

¹

[ jes ]

noun

1. a short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk and attached to the leash.

verb (used with object)

1. to put jesses on (a hawk).

Jess

²

[ jes ]

noun

1. a male or female given name, form of Jesse, Jessie, or Jessica.

jess

/ dʒɛs /

noun

1. a short leather strap, one end of which is permanently attached to the leg of a hawk or falcon while the other can be attached to a leash

verb

1. tr to put jesses on (a hawk or falcon)

Derived Forms

• jessed, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jess¹

1300–50; Middle English ges < Old French ges, gez, getz (nominative) ( get oblique > French jet; jet ¹ ) ≪ Latin jactus a throwing, equivalent to jac ( ere ) to throw + -tus suffix of v. action

Word History and Origins

Origin of jess¹

C14: from Old French ges, from Latin jactus a throw, from jacere to throw

Example Sentences

Jess Sargeant, who had worked for think tank Labour Together, became the deputy director in the Cabinet Office's Propriety and Constitution Group.

From BBC

The BBC repeatedly requested an interview with minister for women Jess Phillips to discuss the investigation's findings, but her office declined.

From BBC

From 1908 to 1915, numerous great white hopes tried and failed to beat Johnson, until Jess Willard, nicknamed the “chocolate dropper,” finally did, becoming the pride of white America.

From Salon

On the OC’s large open plan floor, amid the banks of monitors arranged in clusters for the different mines, I meet Jess Cowie who used be a manual driller but now directs autonomous ones from the central drill pod.

From BBC

Jess Phillips, minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, said social media companies "have a responsibility to stop this vile abuse from happening on their platforms".

From BBC