martlet
English
Noun
martlet (plural martlets)
- (obsolete) A bird, the martin.
- 1862, William Tiler, The Natural History of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, &c:
- “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.”
- (heraldry) A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.
Synonyms
- merlion (rare)
Translations
depiction of a mythological bird