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Search phrase: falcon

Plays

 22 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL III.iii.73curb, and the falcon her bells, so man hath his desires;curb, and the Falcon her bels, so man hath his desires,
HamletHam II.ii.428all welcome. We'll e'en to't like French falconers: flyall welcome: wee'l e'ne to't like French Faulconers, flie
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vii.67The thrice-victorious Lord of Falconbridge,The thrice victorious Lord of Falconbridge,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.1.2Suffolk, with falconers hallooingSuffolke, with Faulkners hallowing.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.5But what a point, my lord, your falcon made,But what a point, my Lord, your Faulcon made,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.12And bears his thoughts above his falcon's pitch.And beares his thoughts aboue his Faulcons Pitch.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.239Stern Falconbridge commands the narrow seas;Sterne Falconbridge commands the Narrow Seas,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.41So doves do peck the falcon's piercing talons;So Doues doe peck the Faulcons piercing Tallons,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.59And dare a falcon when she's in her flight,And dare a Falcon when shees in her flight,
King JohnKJ III.iv.171Than I have named! The bastard FaulconbridgeThen I haue nam'd. The Bastard Falconbridge
King JohnKJ V.iii.5My lord, your valiant kinsman, Faulconbridge,My Lord: your valiant kinsman Falconbridge,
King JohnKJ V.iv.4That misbegotten devil, Faulconbridge,That misbegotten diuell Falconbridge,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.42Of Jacques Falconbridge, solemnizedOf Iaques Fauconbridge solemnized.
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.191She is an heir of Falconbridge.Shee is an heyre of Faulconbridge.
MacbethMac II.iv.12A falcon towering in her pride of placeA Faulcon towring in her pride of place,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.95As falcon doth the fowl, is yet a devil.As Falcon doth the Fowle, is yet a diuell:
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.62What say you then to Falconbridge, the youngWhat say you then to Fauconbridge, the yong
Richard IIR2 I.iii.61As confident as is the falcon's flightAs confident, as is the Falcons flight
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.158Hist! Romeo, hist! O for a falconer's voice,Hist Romeo hist: O for a Falkners voice,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.176My falcon now is sharp and passing empty,My Faulcon now is sharpe, and passing emptie,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.51you: the falcon as the tercel, for all the ducks i'th' riveryou. The Faulcon, as the Tercell, for all the Ducks ith Riuer:
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.15When my good falcon made her flight acrossWhen my good Falcon, made her flight acrosse

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.506 Which like a falcon towering in the skies Which like a Faulcon towring in the skies,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.511 With trembling fear, as fowl hear falcon's bells. With trembling feare: as fowl hear Faulcõs bels.
Venus and AdonisVen.1027 As falcon to the lure, away she flies; As Faulcons to the lure, away she flies,

Glossary

 23 result(s).
bate[falconry] beat the wings, flutter
beat[falconry] beat the wings, flap wildly
carry it (away)[from a falconry term ‘to fly away with the game’] win the day, have the advantage, succeed
check[falconry] swerve to pounce on, turn towards, swoop at
haggard[falconry] wild hawk
hillo, illofalconer's cry to bring a hawk down
hooded[falconry] concealed, masked
illofalconer's cry to bring a hawk down
imp[of a falcon's wing] repair, insert feathers into
jess[falconry] short strap fastened to a hawk's legs [to which the leash is attached]
lure[falconry] baited apparatus for recalling a hawk
man[falconry] tame, make tractable
point[falconry] rising in the air, position [to attack prey]
seel[falconry: sewing up a bird's eyelids, as part of taming] sew up, close up, blind
seeling[falconry] concealing, screening
sharp[falconry] famished, hungry, starving
stale[falconry] decoy, lure, stalking-horse
stoop[falconry] swoop, descend swiftly
tassel-gentlemale peregrine falcon
tower[falconry] mount up to a great height, circle, soar
unmanned[falconry] untrained; also: without a husband
watch[falconry, in taming a hawk] prevent from sleeping, keep awake
wing[falconry] take a course, maintain a course

Thesaurus

 48 result(s).
awake, keep [in falconry]watch
beat the wings [in falconry]bate
beat the wings [in falconry]beat
blind [in falconry]seel
circle [in falconry]tower
close up [in falconry]seel
concealed [in falconry]hooded
concealing [in falconry]seeling
descend swiftly [in falconry]stoop
falcon, male peregrinetassel-gentle
falconrybate
falconrybeat
falconrycheck
falconryeyas
falconryhaggard
falconryhooded
falconryimp
falconryjess
falconrylure
falconryman
falconrypoint
falconryseel
falconryseeling
falconrysharp
falconrystale
falconrystoop
falconrytower
falconryunmanned
falconrywatch
falconrywing
feathers, insert [into a falcon's wing]imp
flap wildly [in falconry]beat
flutter [in falconry]bate
masked [in falconry]hooded
mount up to a great height [in falconry]tower
repair [a falcon's wing]imp
rising in the air [falconry]point
screening [in falconry]seeling
sew up [eyelids, in falconry]seel
sleeping, prevent from [in falconry]watch
soar [in falconry]tower
strap, short [falconry]jess
swiftly descend [in falconry]stoop
swoop [in falconry]stoop
tame [in falconry]man
tractable, make [in falconry]man
wings, beat [in falconry]bate
wings, beat [in falconry]beat

Themes and Topics

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Sounds...ho ho hillo ho ho ham i v 115 falconer’s cry to bring a hawk down ’...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FALCONBASICfalcon n
FALCONPEOPLEfalconer n

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