Jess

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 320

jes, n. A short strap tied round the legs of a hawk, to fasten to the leash attached to the falconer's wrist. [OF. ject, gect, fr.jecter, to cast, hurl, L. jactare, freq. of Jacere, to throw. See Jet.] Je amine. Same as Jasmine.