CANCELEERED

CANCELEER

Can`cel*ier", Can"cel*eer, n. (Falconry)

Definition: The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop. [Obs.] The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the skies, Make sundry canceliers are they the fowl can reach. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 November 2024

SEARCHINGLY

(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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