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Webster 1913 Edition


Martlet

Mart′let

,
Noun.
[F.
martinet
. See
Martin
the bird, and cf.
Martinet
a disciplinarian.]
1.
(Zool.)
The European house martin.
2.
[Cf. F.
merlette
.]
(Her.)
A bird without beak or feet; – generally assumed to represent a
martin
. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.

Webster 1828 Edition


Martlet

M`ARTLET

,
Noun.
In military language, a strict disciplinarian; so called from an officer of that name.

Definition 2024


martlet

martlet

English

Noun

martlet (plural martlets)

  1. (heraldry) A mythical bird, often used in heraldry, which possessed no feet.

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