English-Thai Dictionary
martlet
N นก นาง แอ่นช นิดหนึ่ง พบ แถบ ยุโรป
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MARTLET
n.[See Martin. ] Martlets, in heraldry, are little birds represented without feed, used as a mark of distinction for younger brothers of a family, who are thus admonished that they are to trust for promotion to the wings of merit.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MARTLET
Mart "let, n. Etym: [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf. Martinet a disciplinarian. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European house martin.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. merlette. ] (Her. )
Defn: A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
New American Oxford Dictionary
martlet
mart let |ˈmärtlət ˈmɑrtlət | ▶noun Heraldry a bird like a swallow without feet, borne (typically with the wings closed ) as a charge or a mark of cadency for a fourth son. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a swift ): from Old French merlet, influenced by martinet (see martin ).
Oxford Dictionary
martlet
martlet |ˈmɑːtlɪt | ▶noun Heraldry a bird like a swallow without feet, borne as a charge or a mark of cadency for a fourth son. • literary a swift or house martin. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a swift ): from Old French merlet, influenced by martinet (see martin ).
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