"martlet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: martlets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English martilet, probably a blend of martinet (“martin”; from Middle French martinet and Medieval Latin martineta) and Middle French merlet. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|martilet}} Middle English martilet, {{m|enm|martinet}} martinet, {{der|en|frm|martinet}} Middle French martinet, {{der|en|ML.|martineta}} Medieval Latin martineta, {{der|en|frm|merlet}} Middle French merlet Head templates: {{en-noun}} martlet (plural martlets)
  1. (obsolete) A bird, the martin. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Swallows
    Sense id: en-martlet-en-noun-t4JzSQLN Disambiguation of Swallows: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 35
  2. (heraldry) A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges, Heraldic charges Translations (depiction of a mythological bird): merlet [feminine] (Dutch), jalaton pääsky (Finnish), merlette [feminine] (French), merleta [feminine] (Galician), Merlette [feminine] (German), merlotto [masculine] (Italian), джыдж (džydž) (Komi-Permyak), merleta [feminine] (Portuguese), мартлет (martlet) (Russian), merleta [feminine] (Spanish), martlet [common-gender] (Swedish), merlett [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-martlet-en-noun-hGfl0xIm Disambiguation of Heraldic charges: 41 59 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics Disambiguation of 'depiction of a mythological bird': 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: merlion [rare] Related terms: merlette (english: mythological bird in French heraldry depicted with no beak or feet)

Inflected forms

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