matin, n.m., morning, noon, forenoon; prime, dawn. Demain —; to-morrow morning. Se lever de grand —; to rise very early. Un beau —; some fine day, or one fine morning. Un de ces quatre —s; one of these fine days.

matin, adv., early, early in the morning. De grand, or de bon, ; very early.

mâtin, n.m., mastiff; rascal, cur. Mâtin! By Jove! Ce — de; that scoundrel of, that confounded, that cursed.

matinal, -e, adj., morning; early-rising; early, up early.

matinalement, adv., early.

mâtine, n.f., hussy, wench. Cette — de; that confounded, or cursed.

mâtineau, n.m., little mastiff.

matinée, n.f., morning, forenoon, morning’s work; morning performance. Dormir, or faire, la grasse —; to lie in bed late in the morning, to sleep it out.

mâtiner, v.a., to serve (of a mastiff); to abuse, to disparage, to snub.

matines, n.f.pl., matins.