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English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tercelet, from Old French tercelet; equivalent to tiercel + -et.
Noun
tercelet (plural tercelets)
- A male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tiercel.
1999, Geoffrey Lester, Chaucer in Perspective: Middle English Essays, page 110:In the Squire's Tale this is expressed in avian terms when the tercelet flies off with a kite;
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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tercelet; equivalent to tercel + -et.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛrsəˈlɛt/, /ˈtɛrs(ə)lɛt/, /ˈtars(ə)lɛt/
Noun
tercelet (plural tercelettes)
- tercelet (male bird of prey)
- Synonym: tercel
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