jess (jĕs) n. A short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk or other bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.
tr.v. jessed ,
jess·ing ,
jess·es To put jesses or a jess on (a hawk, for example).
[Middle English
ges , from Old French, pl. of
jet ,
something thrown , from Vulgar Latin
*iectus , alteration of Latin
iactus , past participle of
iacere ,
to throw ; see
yē- in
Indo-European roots .]
jess (dʒɛs ) falconry n (Falconry) 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
vb (Falconry) (tr ) to put jesses on (a hawk or falcon)
[C14: from Old French ges, from Latin jactus a throw, from jacere to throw]
jessed adj
jess (dʒɛs) n. a short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk and attached to the leash.
[1300–50; Middle English ges < Old French ges, gez, getz < Latin jactus a throwing, derivative of jac(ere) to throw]
jess Past participle: jessedGerund: jessingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I jess you jess he/she/it jesses we jess you jess they jess
Preterite I jessed you jessed he/she/it jessed we jessed you jessed they jessed
Present Continuous I am jessing you are jessing he/she/it is jessing we are jessing you are jessing they are jessing
Present Perfect I have jessed you have jessed he/she/it has jessed we have jessed you have jessed they have jessed
Past Continuous I was jessing you were jessing he/she/it was jessing we were jessing you were jessing they were jessing
Past Perfect I had jessed you had jessed he/she/it had jessed we had jessed you had jessed they had jessed
Future I will jess you will jess he/she/it will jess we will jess you will jess they will jess
Future Perfect I will have jessed you will have jessed he/she/it will have jessed we will have jessed you will have jessed they will have jessed
Future Continuous I will be jessing you will be jessing he/she/it will be jessing we will be jessing you will be jessing they will be jessing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been jessing you have been jessing he/she/it has been jessing we have been jessing you have been jessing they have been jessing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been jessing you will have been jessing he/she/it will have been jessing we will have been jessing you will have been jessing they will have been jessing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been jessing you had been jessing he/she/it had been jessing we had been jessing you had been jessing they had been jessing
Conditional I would jess you would jess he/she/it would jess we would jess you would jess they would jess
Past Conditional I would have jessed you would have jessed he/she/it would have jessed we would have jessed you would have jessed they would have jessed