MARTLET

martlet (plural martlets)

(obsolete) A bird, the martin.

(heraldic charge) A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.

• merlion (rare)

• Marlett

Source: Wiktionary

Mart"let, n. Etym: [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf. Martinet a disciplinarian.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European house martin.

2. Etym: [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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