See Also: Falconet(medicine)
falconet(dictionary)
Falconet, etienne-Maurice(encyclopedia)

falconet (iou)



falconet noun. M16.
[In sense 1 from Italian falconetto dim. of falcone FALCON; in sense 2 from FALCON: see -ET1.]
Hist. A light cannon used in the 16th and 17th cent. M16.
A small falcon or bird resembling a falcon; spec. any of various small falcons belonging to the genus Microhierax or a related genus. M19.