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eyass

eyass is the alternative form 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

Forms of eyass

pluraleyasses

Questions about eyass

What is eyass the alternative form of?
Eyass is the alternative form of eyas.

Words near eyass in the dictionary

  1. Eyam
  2. eyas
  3. eyases
  4. eyasmusket
  5. eyasmuskets
  6. eyass
  7. eyasses
  8. Eychenne
  9. Eychennes
  10. EYCI
  11. Eydelshteyn

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