martlet

/mahrt-lit/US // ˈmɑrt lɪt //UK // (ˈmɑːtlɪt) //

马特莱,马特利,马特,马特雷

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : British Dialect. a house martin.
- : Heraldry. a representation of a swallow close and without legs, used especially as the cadency mark of a fourth son.

No, mother; old Ben Martlet said something of that kind to me this morning.
Martlet and I both feel that we must have the north-west tower.
The Swallow, as distinct from the martlet, is sometimes met with.
Most heraldry books state also that the martlet has no beak.
Gates of wrought iron, with perhaps a martlet from the Byrd coat of arms above them, swung between tall pillars in the wall.