"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, {{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
    Sense id: en-martlet-en-noun-t4JzSQLN
  2. (heraldry) A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges, Heraldic charges Categories (lifeform): Swallows 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: 3 97 Disambiguation of Swallows: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Komi-Permyak translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Komi-Permyak translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 92 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics Disambiguation of 'depiction of a mythological bird': 31 69
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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