jess

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒɛs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jes)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jess  ( jes),USA pronunciation [Falconry.]
n. 
  1. Sporta short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk and attached to the leash.

v.t. 
  1. Sportto put jesses on (a hawk).
  • Old French ges, gez, getz (nominative) (get oblique French jet; compare jet1) Latin jactus a throwing, equivalent. to jac(ere) to throw + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
  • Middle English ges 1300–50

Jess  ( jes),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a male or female given name, form of Jesse, Jessie, or Jessica. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jess /dʒɛs/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French ges, from Latin jactus a throw, from jacere to throwjessed adj
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