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jess

[ jes ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

verb (used with object)

to put jesses on (a hawk).

Jess

[ jes ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

jess

/ ��ɛ�� /

noun

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

tr to put jesses on (a hawk or falcon)

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Derived Forms

jessed, adjective

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�y��vlog 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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jess¹

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

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Jess Hilarious, after airing her grievances about her ‘Breakfast Club’ return, hashed out her differences with co-host Loren LoRosa and the rest of their team.

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He said: "We've always paid tax, we've always worked, Jess has done heaps of charity work."

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The 25-year-old full-back is joined by wings Abby Dow and Jess Breach, with the trio ready to chase down their 18 combined tries in last year's championship.

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The 25-year-old is joined by Abby Dow and Jess Breach on the wings, with Mitchell reinstating a back three that scored a combined 18 tries in last year's Six Nations.

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Jess Asato, a Labour MP who is against the bill, said: "Putting an arbitrary timeline on such a complex issue was never a sensible way to make life or death legislation. This last-minute switch demonstrates again just how chaotic this whole process has been with substantial last-minute changes to core sections of the bill."

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