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Martlet

A bird, the martin.

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noun
  1. 1

    A bird, the martin.

  2. 2

    A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.

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hauntingnounA particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
martinetnoun(military) A strict disciplinarian.
housemartinnounAlternative spelling of house martin. [A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon]
marternnounObsolete form of marten. [Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.]
martnoun(Canada, US, Philippines, usually only in combination) A shop, a store, a market.
martlemasnounObsolete form of Martinmas. [St Martin's Day, 11th November. A Scottish quarter day.]
martellonounMartello tower
martingalnounAlternative form of martingale (piece of harness for a horse) [A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.]
mart.noun(Roman Catholicism) Abbreviation of martyrology. [The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly]
martinusnounAlternative form of martini. [A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.]
martingalitynoun(mathematics) The condition of being like a martingale.
markmannoun(Freemasonry) A member of the Order of Mark Master Masons.
martininounA cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
fullmartnounObsolete form of foumart. [(chiefly Scotland) A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.]
stonemartennounAlternative form of stone marten. [Martes foina; beech marten.]
letter of martnounAlternative form of letter of marque.
martialistnounA warrior.
merlonnoun(architecture, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
marchetnounAlternative form of merchet. [(obsolete) In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.]
ondes martenotnoun(music) An early electric keyboard instrument.

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