falconet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæl.kə.nɛt/
Etymology
From falcon + -et.
Meanings
- A small or young falcon.
- Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
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(historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
The besieged made a gallant resistance, and night and day kept up a firing of double-harquebuses, and other kinds of artillery; and it happened that one day Falkenberg's chin was shot away by a ball from a falconet, and three days after he died of the wound, in great agony.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| falconets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Microhierax erythrogenys · Microhierax fringillarius · Philippine falconet · Microhierax latifrons · Microhierax caerulescens · collared falconet · pied falconet · black-thighed falconet · Microhierax melanoleucos · white-fronted falconet
Translations (11)
pl sokolik (cannon) · it falchetto (falcon of the genus Microhierax) · pl sokolik (small or young falcon) · fi pieni haukka (small or young falcon) · pl sokolik (falcon of the genus Microhierax) · pl falkonet (cannon) · fi aasianhaukkanen (falcon of the genus Microhierax) · cs sokolík (small or young falcon) · fi nuori haukka (small or young falcon) · it falchetto (small or young falcon) · cs sokolík (falcon of the genus Microhierax)