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Meaning of "martlet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MARTLET

From French martelet, variant of martinet, diminutive of martin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MARTLET

martlet  [ˈmɑːtlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARTLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Martlet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MARTLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of martlet in the English dictionary

The definition of martlet in the dictionary is a footless bird often found in coats of arms, standing for either a martin or a swallow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MARTLET


Bartlett
ˈbɑːtlɪt
courtlet
ˈkɔːtlɪt
cutlet
ˈkʌtlɪt
flatlet
ˈflætlɪt
frontlet
ˈfrʌntlɪt
gantlet
ˈɡæntlɪt
gauntlet
ˈɡɔːntlɪt
heartlet
ˈhɑːtlɪt
mantlet
ˈmæntlɪt
notelet
ˈnəʊtlɪt
nutlet
ˈnʌtlɪt
partlet
ˈpɑːtlɪt
plantlet
ˈplɑːntlɪt
platelet
ˈpleɪtlɪt
rootlet
ˈruːtlɪt
statelet
ˈsteɪtlɪt
swiftlet
ˈswɪftlɪt
tartlet
ˈtɑːtlɪt
wristlet
ˈrɪstlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARTLET

martinet
martinetish
martinetism
martingal
martingale
martingale boom
Martini
Martinican
Martinique
Martinmas
martyr
martyrdom
martyred
martyries
martyrisation
martyrise
martyrization
martyrize
martyrly
martyrologic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARTLET

bractlet
cantlet
factory outlet
fontlet
fortlet
fruitlet
outlet
retail outlet
run the gauntlet
shaver outlet
take up the gauntlet
throw down the gauntlet
troutlet

Synonyms and antonyms of martlet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «martlet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARTLET

Find out the translation of martlet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of martlet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «martlet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

martlet
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vencejo
570 millions of speakers

English

martlet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

martlet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

martlet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ласточка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

martlet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

martlet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

merlette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Martlet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

martlet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

martlet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

martlet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Martlet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

huy chương hình con chim không chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு வகைக் கருவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मार्टलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırlangıç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Martlet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Martlet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ластівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

martlet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Martlet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huiszwaluw
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

martlet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Martlet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of martlet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARTLET»

The term «martlet» is regularly used and occupies the 98.224 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARTLET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «martlet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «martlet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about martlet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARTLET»

Discover the use of martlet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to martlet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wildcat Aces of World War 2
Accurate 37 mm fire struck the Martlet, which crashed near U- 131. Escorts finally sank the submarine that had killed Fletcher. Two days later, on 19 December, ' Red Section' was again engaged. Eric Brown repeated his head-on tactics with ...
Barrett Tillman, 1995
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Modelling the F4F Wildcat
30-35 F4F-4: 13 FM-2: 42.43 Hasegawa Martlet kit 1 4 lights 55 Martlet III 15-19, 15 painting 15-19. 15, 29. 30, 32-35, 43, 55, 59 removing floors 28, 30 removing rear bulkhead horizontal bars 30-32 repairing resin floors 54 resin cockpits with ...
Mark Glidden, 2012
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A Complete Guide to Heraldry
not be wholly untrue, that the reason the martlet has been adopted as the mark of cadency for the fourth son is to typify the fact that whilst the eldest son succeeds to his father's lands, and whilst the second son may succeed, perhaps, to the ...
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, 1978
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Macbeth
BANQUO This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve By his loved mansionry that the heaven's breath Act i, Scene 6 i.6] F (Scena Sexta.) o so Hautboys, and Torches.] f (Hoboyes); Hautboys. / NS Barlc! F 5 mansionry ...
William Shakespeare, A. R. Braunmuller, 1997
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The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor ...
Simultaneously with its American contracts, the Grumman corporation negotiated with the British Admiralty to produce F4Fs for the Fleet Air Arm, the F4F being called the Martlet in British service. In early 1941, Grumman contracted to produce ...
John B. Lundstrom, 2013
6
Carrier Operations in World War II
... Seafire IIC 15 Albacore Formidable 885 Squadron 888 Squadron 893 Squadron 820 Squadron 5 Seafire IIC 14 Martlet IV 14 Martlet IV 12 Albacore Force H (9th to 11th) Illustrious 878 Squadron 14 Martlet IV 890 Squadron 14 Martlet IV 894 ...
J D Brown, 2009
7
Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain and Its ...
Leopard's face crowned. Fleur-de-lis. Portcullis. Tun. Tun. — Rev. fleur-de-lis. Martlet. Key. Double fleur-de-lis. s. Second Coinage. Cross crosslet. Fleur-de-lis. Fleur-de-lis. — Rev. Pheon. Pheon. Greyhound's head. Cinquefoil. Martlet. Gold.
Rogers Ruding, 1840
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Annals of the coinage of Great Britain and its dependencies: ...
Leopard's face crowned. Fleur-de-lis. Portcullis. Tun. Tun. — Rev. fleur-de-lis. Martlet. Key. Double fleur-de-lis. s. Second Coinage. Cross crosslet. Fleur-de-lis. Fleur-de-lis. — Rev. Pheon. Pheon. Greyhound's head. Cinquefoil. Martlet. Gold.
Rogers Ruding, 1840
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A Dictionary of Suffolk Crests: Heraldic Crests of Suffolk ...
HAWK to MARTLET DEMI-OSTRICH to PARROT. Crowned A hawk rising belled and crowned. LOCK, of Mildenhall. Misc.Gen. et Her. 3rd S IV. l49. church monument Charged A hawk closed Argent beak and bells Or on the breast a trefoil Vert ...
Joan Corder, John Blatchly, 1998
10
Canadian Warplanes
The British were the first to use the Martlet in combat in Europe. By January 1944, the Fleet Air Arm had abandoned the practice of using its own unique names for US-provided aircraft in British naval service, and began to use the US Navy's ...
Harold A. Skaarup, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARTLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term martlet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shetland lifeboat crews kept busy
The vessel, named Calico Martlet, put out a mayday call to Shetland Coastguard and Aith lifeboat was launched at 7.55pm but upon arrival, ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
2
Council watchdogs to scrutinise Hyde Martlet price hikes
“I have received a large number of telephone calls, emails and letters on the issue, and my personal view is that the Hyde Group, Hyde Martlet ... «Chichester Observer, May 15»
3
Petworth Hyde Martlet resident battles mould and damp in her home
Angela said: “This week I received a letter from Nick Herbert which stated quite clearly he raised concerns with Hyde Martlet himself. «Midhurst and Petworth Observer, Apr 15»
4
Awards winners and finalists show Martlet's strength
It was a landmark deal for Martlet, the angel investment vehicle of the city's largest industrial company, Marshall of Cambridge. Martlet is ... «Business Weekly, Apr 15»
5
Hyde Martlet service charge hikes a 'real concern to residents'
HYDE Martlet residents are facing 'extortionate' rises in service charge ... He said: “Hyde Martlet has sent out letters with rent increases which ... «Chichester Observer, Mar 15»
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Hyde Martlet to meet Chichester district councillors
A MEETING between Hyde Martlet and Chichester district councillors will now be behind closed doors, it has been disclosed. Councillors have ... «Chichester Observer, Mar 15»
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Director-at-large candidates 2015
Director-at-large candidates 2015. By Martlet Staff March 2, 2015. Tweet about this on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit · slide_vote. There are 11 ... «The Martlet, Mar 15»
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Senex Energy hits Cooper Basin oil pay zone
Australia-based Senex Energy discovered an oil pay zone Tuesday at its Martlet North-1 exploration well on the western flank of the South ... «Petro Global News, Feb 15»
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Senex Energy announce oil discovery at Martlet North-1
Senex Energy Limited (Senex, ASX: SXY) is pleased to announce a Namur oil discovery at Martlet North-1 on the western flank of the South ... «OilVoice, Feb 15»
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Hyde Martlet 'surprised' to hear of lack of confidence
Chyrel Brown, director of resident services at Hyde Martlet said: “Lack of confidence in Hyde has not been raised as an issue by Chichester ... «Chichester Observer, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Martlet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/martlet>. Apr 2024 ».
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