Definitions for martlet
ˈmɑrt lɪtmart·let

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. martletnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Martinet, Martletnoun

   A kind of swallow.

   Etymology: martinet, French.

   This guest of Summer,
   The temple-haunting martlet does approve
   By his lov’d mansionry, that heaven’s breath
   Smells wooingly here. No jutting frieze,
   Buttrice, nor coigne of vantage, but this bird
   Hath made his pendant bed, and procreant cradle.
   Where they most breed and haunt, I have observ’d
   The air is delicate. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   As in a drought the thirsty creatures cry,
   And gape upon the gather’d clouds for rain;
   Then first the martlet meets it in the sky,
   And with wet wings joys all the feather’d train. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Martletnoun

   the European house martin

2. Martletnoun

   a bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son

3. Etymology: [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf. Martinet a disciplinarian.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Martlet

   A martlet in English heraldry is a heraldic charge depicting a stylized bird similar to that of a house martin or swallow, though missing legs. A similar charge is found in French heraldry, known as a merlette, which refers to a duck-like bird with a swan-neck, truncated beak and missing legs.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Martlet

   märt′let, n. the martin, the name of a bird: (her.) a martin or swallow without feet, used as a bearing, a crest, or a mark of cadency to designate the fourth son. [From Fr. martinet, dim. of martin.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. martlet

   In heraldry, a bird resembling a swallow, with long wings, very short beak and thighs, and no visible legs, borne on the shield as a mark of cadency by the fourth son.

How to pronounce martlet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say martlet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of martlet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of martlet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Martlet
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=martlet
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martlet
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=martlet
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=martlet
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html