martlet
UK/ˈmɑːt.lət/US/ˈmɑɹt.lət/
martlet noun: a bird, the martin.
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Noun
martlet (plural martlets)
- A bird, the martin.
- “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.”1862, William Tiler, The Natural History of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, &c
- “As in a drought the thirsty creatures cry,
- A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.
martlet meaning in Tamil and Kannada
martlet in Tamil
- குருவி வகை, காலற்ற பறவை
martlet in Kannada
- ನಿಷ್ಪಾದ ಪಕ್ಷಿ, ಕಾಲಿಲ್ಲದ ಹಕ್ಕಿ
Synonyms of martlet
Forms of martlet
| plural | martlets |
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Origin of martlet
From Middle English martilet, probably a blend of martinet (“martin”; from Middle French martinet and Medieval Latin martineta) and Middle French merlet.
Words that rhyme with martlet
Questions about martlet
- What does martlet mean?
- Martlet means a bird, the martin.
- What is martlet in Tamil?
- Martlet in Tamil is குருவி வகை, காலற்ற பறவை. See Martlet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is martlet?
- Martlet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce martlet?
- Martlet is pronounced /ˈmɑːt.lət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of martlet?
- The plural of martlet is martlets.
Words near martlet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: martlet (page history and authors); martlet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); martlet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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