2. Noun. (plural of jess) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of jess) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jesses
1. jesse [v] - See also: jesse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jesses
Literary usage of Jesses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"Jetses are two leathern straps, five or six inches in length, attached to each
leg immediately below the bells; the jesses, Fig. 3. ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Jesse* are two leathern straps, five or six inches in length, attached to each
leg immediately below the bells; the jesses, Kg. 3. ..."
3. English Heraldry by Charles Boutell (1867)
"Height, indicating a charge enhanced. Hawk's bells, jesses and lure. ...
Hawk's Bells and Jesses. and ring, No. 257 ; also bells with straps to be attached ..."
4. The Art and Practice of Hawking by Edward Blair Michell (1900)
"... and it is important that he should carry the very smallest possible amount of
extra luggage, his jesses may be made out of a thin kid glove, ..."
5. A Woman's Memories of World-known Men by Houstoun (Matilda Charlotte) (1883)
"Wilton Abbey—Chilmark Church—The De Jesses of Languedoc. BOTH before and after
the departure of the Sidney Herberts from the not very enjoyable ..."