Background for jesses

jesses

/ˈdʒɛsɪz/

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noun

A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.

Examples :

"The falconer carefully fitted the jesses to the hawk's leg before taking it out for its training flight. "

animal bird sport

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verb

To fasten a strap around the leg of a hawk.

Examples :

"The falconer will jess the hawk before taking it out for a hunt, securing the leather straps to its legs. "

animal bird sport

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noun

A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.

Examples :

"The child giggled as jesses of water shot from the leaky garden hose, forming a rainbow in the sunlight. "

technical physics

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noun

A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.

Examples :

"The laboratory sink had jesses that allowed us to precisely control the flow of water for our experiments. "

technical device

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noun

A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.

Examples :

"Given the definition of "jesses" as "A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers," here's a simple sentence: "The airport primarily served jesses, making it much louder than the nearby grass airstrip used by propeller planes." "

vehicle technology

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noun

An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.

Examples :

"The old rocket model, powered by jesses, sputtered and then shot across the classroom floor. "

vehicle technology

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noun

A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.

Examples :

""My grandfather, a retired mechanic, explained that worn-out jesses in the carburetor were the reason the old truck was burning so much fuel." "

machine vehicle fuel part

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noun

A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.

Examples :

"Physicists studying the high-energy collision observed several jesses emerging from the point of impact, indicating the presence of quarks and gluons. "

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noun

Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to limit the jesses of their essays to the specific time period covered in class, otherwise their arguments would be too broad and unfocused. "

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noun

The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.

Examples :

"After the metal type cooled, the printer easily snapped off the jesses from each piece. "

technical type writing

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noun

A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.

Examples :

"She wore a necklace made of polished jesses, which contrasted beautifully with her white dress. "

material substance geology

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noun

(color) The colour of jet coal, deep grey.

Examples :

"The antique desk, once a vibrant brown, had faded over time to a jesses grey, almost black in its worn patches. "