sarcel

English

Etymology

From Old French cercel, French cerceau, Latin circellus, diminutive of circulus. See circle.

Noun

sarcel (plural sarcels)

1. One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, especially a hawk.

Related terms

• sarcelly, sarcelled

Further reading

• “sarcel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Casler, Clares, carles, clears, lacers, sarcle, scaler, sclera