falconry (I silent), faulconrie

falcon; -ry; Fr. fauconnerie; Ital. falconer i a.] 1. The art or science of training falcons to pursue and attack wild fowl or game. "We find in faulconrie , sixteen hawkes or fowls that prey."-P. Holland: Pliny , bk. x., ch. viii. 2. The sport of pursuing wild fowl, game, ., with falcons or hawks; hawking. fal-cu-lạ, s. [Lat., dim in. of falx (gen it. falcis ) =a sickle, a scythe.] Zool.: A term applied to a claw, which is compre ed, elongated, curved, and sharp-pointed.