kite
/ˈkiːtɛ/ noun C2- A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
Plural kite
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## The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
THE PIGEONS, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called upon the Hawk to defend them.
When they had admitted him into the cote, they found that he made more havoc and slew a larger number of them in one day than the Kite could pounce upon in a whole year.
## The Seagull and the Kite
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