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nounformel (plural formels)
plural formels
- rareAn adult female hawk or eagle.
"... and as, in “The Assembly of Fowls,” the formel or female eagle, who is supposed to represent the Lady Blanche, ..."
1879, David Laing Purves, The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems1 more example
"There was a serpent in the gryphon's eye, he realized slowly, a snake and a hawk that danced and circled one another. The formel's voice lilted, drifting in and out of his thoughts."
1987, Meredith Ann Pierce, Birth of the Firebringer, page 39
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APA
formel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formel
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“formel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formel.
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