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eyases

eyases is the plural of eyas.

Meaning of eyas

Noun

eyas (plural eyases or eyasses)

  1. A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.
    Synonyms:
    eyasmusket
  2. (figuratively) Something diminutive and immature or untrained.
    • Are we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 234

Questions about eyases

What is eyases the plural of?
Eyases is the plural of eyas.

Words near eyases in the dictionary

  1. Eyaks
  2. eyalet
  3. eyalets
  4. Eyam
  5. eyas
  6. eyases
  7. eyasmusket
  8. eyasmuskets
  9. eyass
  10. eyasses
  11. Eychenne

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