Webster's Dictionary 1913

1324

Martello tower

Mar‐tel″lo tow′er (?). [It. martello hammer. The name was orig. given to towers erected on the coasts of Sicily and Sardinia for protection against the pirates in the time of Ch...

1325

Marten

Mar″ten (mär″tĕn), n.(Zoöl.) A bird. See Martin.

1326

Marten (2)

Mar″ten, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mearð, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. mörðr. Cf. Foumart....

1327

Martern

Mar″tern (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Marten.

1328

Martial

Mar″tial (?), a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month.]1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a mar...

1329

Martialism

Mar″tial‐ism (?), n. The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.

1330

Martialist

Mar″tial‐ist, n. A warrior. Fuller.

1331

Martialize

Mar″tial‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Martialized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Martializing (?).] To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.

1332

Martially

Mar″tial‐ly, adv. In a martial manner.

1333

Martialness

Mar″tial‐ness, n. The quality of being martial.

1334

Martian

Mar″tian (?), a. [L. Martius.] Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the planet bearing his name; martial.

1335

Martian (2)

Mar″tian, n. An inhabitant of the planet Mars. Du Maurier.

1336

Martin

Mar″tin (?), n.(Stone Working) A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

1337

Martin (2)

Mar″tin, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the co...

1338

Martinet

Mar″ti‐net′ (?), n. [So called from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. Martin the bird, Martlet.] In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in ...

1339

Martinet (2)

Mar″ti‐net′, n.(Zoöl.) The martin.

1340

Martineta

Mar′ti‐ne″ta (?), n. [Cf. Sp. martinete.] (Zoöl.) A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.

1341

Martinetism

Mar″ti‐net′ism (?), n. The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.

1342

Martingale

{ Mar″tin‐gale (?), Mar″tin‐gal (?), } n. [F. martingale; cf. It. martingala a sort of hose, martingale, Sp. martingala a greave, cuish, martingale, Sp. almártaga a kind of brid...

1343

Martinmas

Mar″tin‐mas (?), n. [St. Martin + mass religious service.] (Eccl.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; — often called martlemans.Martinmas summer, a period of cal...

1344

Martite

Mar″tite (?), n. [L. Mars, Martis, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.] (Min.) Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.

1345

Martlemas

Mar″tle‐mas (?), n. See Martinmas.

1346

Martlet

Mart″let (?), n. [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf. Martinet a disciplinarian.]1. (Zoöl.) The European house martin.2. [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.) A bird without beak or f...

1347

Martyr

Mar″tyr (?), n. [AS., from L. martyr, Gr. μάρτυρ, μάρτυσ, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. smṛ to remember, E. memory.]1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gosp...

1348

Martyr (2)

Mar″tyr (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Martyred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Martyring.] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or p...

1349

Martyrdom

Mar″tyr‐dom (?), n. [Martyr + -dom.]1. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. ...

1350

Martyrization

Mar′tyr‐i‐za″tion (?), n. Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture. B. Jonson.