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   Martlet , n. [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf. Martinet a disciplinarian.]
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   (Zool.) The European house martin.
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   [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.) A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
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