Definition of "jesses" []

• Plural form of jess. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jess. (verb)

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• "The dove of peace and good will to his kind could find no resting place in his mind, distorted by fiery passion, and when deadly revenge shook his soul, he would have plucked the messenger from its perch, "though her jesses were his heartstrings.""
• "Though that her jesses were my dear heart-strings,"
• "Most of the bondbirds didn't need restraints, such as jesses, but all of them wore the bracelets on their ankles that the jesses fitted through."