- tercel
- variant of tiercel
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tercel
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Tercel — may refer to: *Toyota Tercel, a make of car *tiercel, a male falcon … Wikipedia
tercel — (n.) male falcon, late 14c., from O.Fr. tercel (c.1200), from M.L. tertiolus, from L. tertius third, a third, from root of tres three (see THREE (Cf. three)). Various theories as to why it is called this; one says it s because the males are a… … Etymology dictionary
Tercel — Ter cel, n. See {Tiercel}. Called also {tarsel}, {tassel}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tercel — (also tiercel) ► NOUN Falconry ▪ a male hawk, especially a peregrine or a goshawk. Compare with FALCON(Cf. ↑falcon). ORIGIN Old French, from Latin tertius third , perhaps from the belief that the third egg of a clutch produced a male … English terms dictionary
tercel — [tʉr′səl] n. var. of TIERCEL … English World dictionary
Tercel — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: Hier fehlt noch fast alles. Du kannst Wikipedia helfen, indem du sie recherchierst und einfügst … Deutsch Wikipedia
tercel — n. (also tiercel) Falconry the male of the hawk, esp. a peregrine or goshawk. Etymology: ME f. OF tercel, ult. a dimin. of L tertius third, perh. from a belief that the third egg of a clutch produced a male bird, or that the male was one third… … Useful english dictionary
tercel gentle — noun or tassel gentle ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Etymology: Middle English tercel gentil, from tercel tiercel + gentil gentle : a trained male falcon … Useful english dictionary
tercel-jerkin — terˈcel jerkin noun A male gerfalcon • • • Main Entry: ↑tercel … Useful english dictionary
tercel-gentle — terˈcel gentˈle (Walter Scott), ● tercel … Useful english dictionary
