Etymology

crinet

C3R1I1N1E1T1

Today it means: Each of the small hair-like feathers growing around a hawk's cere. Full definition →

Middle French crin
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  1. Middle French · derived fromcrin“hair”
  2. English todaycrinet

Probably from Middle French crin (“hair”) + -et.

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