Definition of "falcon-gentle" []

• A female falcon, especially a peregrine falcon. (noun)

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• "Condescension, even as the kite hath sometimes hawked at and struck down the falcon-gentle. —"
• ""Most rustical youth," he said, "thy fortune hath prevailed over knightly skill -- and Audacity hath overcome Condescension, even as the kite hath sometimes hawked at and struck down the falcon-gentle."