Jess(n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.
Jesse(n.) Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art
Jesse(n.) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
Jesse(n.) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also tree of Jesse.
Jessed(a.) Having jesses on, as a hawk.
Jesses(pl. ) of Jess
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