MPage 66
- English Word Martial Definition Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.
- English Word Martialism Definition The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.
- English Word Martialist Definition A warrior.
- English Word Martialize Definition To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.
- English Word Martialized Definition of Martialize
- English Word Martializing Definition of Martialize
- English Word Martially Definition In a martial manner.
- English Word Martialness Definition The quality of being martial.
- English Word Martin Definition A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
- English Word Martin Definition One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
- English Word Martinet Definition In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.
- English Word Martinet Definition The martin.
- English Word Martineta Definition A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.
- English Word Martinetism Definition The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.
- English Word Martingal Definition A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.
- English Word Martingal Definition A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.
- English Word Martingal Definition The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness.
- English Word Martingale Definition Alt. of Martingal
- English Word Martinmas Definition The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called martlemans.
- English Word Martite Definition Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.
- English Word Martlemas Definition See Martinmas.
- English Word Martlet Definition The European house martin.
- English Word Martlet Definition A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
- English Word Martyr Definition One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
- English Word Martyr Definition Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.
- English Word Martyr Definition To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
- English Word Martyr Definition To persecute; to torment; to torture.
- English Word Martyrdom Definition 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.
- English Word Martyrdom Definition Affliction; torment; torture.
- English Word Martyred Definition of Martyr