Jess(n.)
- 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 attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.
Jesse(n.)
- Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art
Jesse(n.)
- A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
Jesse(n.)
- A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also tree of Jesse.