falcon-gentle
[ fawl-kuh n-jen-tl, fal-, faw-kuh n- ]
/ ˈfɔl kənˈdʒɛn tl, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən- /
noun
the female peregrine falcon.
any female falcon.
Origin of falcon-gentle
1350–1400; translation of French
faucon gentil; replacing Middle English
gentil fauco(u)n, facon jent, etc.
Words nearby falcon-gentle
falciform ligament,
falciform ligament of liver,
falciform process,
falciparum malaria,
falcon,
falcon-gentle,
falconer,
falconet,
falconiform,
falconine,
falconry
Example sentences from the Web for falcon-gentle
This is disheartening conduct, quite unworthy of a ladylike or gentlemanly hawk, and disgraceful in a falcon-gentle.
The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. Michell
British Dictionary definitions for falcon-gentle
falcon-gentle
falcon-gentil
noun
falconry
a female falcon, esp a female peregrine falcon
Word Origin for falcon-gentle
C14: from Old French
faucon-gentil literally: noble falcon