What does martlet mean?
Martlet means (obsolete) A bird, the martin..
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/ˈmɑːt.lət/ · noun
(obsolete) A bird, the martin..
“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.”
Use martlet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Martlet means (obsolete) A bird, the martin..
Common synonyms include merlion.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“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.”
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