'Falconet' definitions:

Definition of 'Falconet'

From: GCIDE
  • Falconet \Fal"co*net\, n. [Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau, LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.]
  • 1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) (a) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax. (b) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice. [1913 Webster] falcon-gentil