Defn: The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; — often called martlemans. Martinmas summer, a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer. Percy Smith.
MARTITE Mar"tite, n. Etym: [L. Mars, Martis, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.] (Min.)
Defn: Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.
MARTLEMAS
Mar"tle*mas, n.
Defn: See Martinmas. [Obs.]
MARTLET
Mart"let, n. Etym: [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf.
Martinet a disciplinarian.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European house martin.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.)
Defn: A bird without beak or feet; — generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.