Brail: alternatives and connections

Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.

Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.

One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.

A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.

The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop.

A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand; a hawk in its first year.

To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.

A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leathe…

One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Euro…

Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.

One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the promi…

A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was a…

A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with wh…

A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles,…

A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts.

A thong of leather; a whip lash.