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Definition of Falcons
1. falcon [n] - See also: falcon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Falcons
Literary usage of Falcons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Az. л fess betw. three falcons close arg. beaked •nd legged or. ... Per pale or
and sa. a fess embattled betw. three falcons counterchanged belled or. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"I now propose to describe, in this and some future numbers, all the falcons found
in New England, that were formerly used, or can be trained to capture game ..."
3. The Ainu and Their Folk-lore by John Batchelor (1901)
"General remarks—The fore.paws of hares—Skulls worshipped— The bat—falcons'
claws—The golden eagle. THAT the Ainu use the skulls of a great many animals and ..."
4. Falconry: Its Claims, History, and Practice by Gage Earle Freeman, Francis Henry Salvin (1859)
"An Iceland, a Greenland, or a Norway falcon were all jer-falcons to them, ...
They are jer-falcons to us also; but many modern naturalists have begun to ..."
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