Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
pheasant .
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Examples
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To lose or unlase a fesaunt: [29] rere uppe legge and whynge as an henne; cowche legge and whynge aboute the carcas; serve hym fourth; no sawse but salte: but and yf he be mynsed, take whyte wyne, sugur, mustard, and
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Befe and moton. swan or gese. grete pies, capon or fesaunt; leche, or fretours.
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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