Martial :: Martial (a.) Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave..

Martial :: Martial (a.) Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial..

Martial :: Martial (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars..

Martial :: Martial (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations..

Martialism :: Martialism (n.) The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.

Martialist :: Martialist (n.) A warrior.

Martialize :: Martialize (v. t.) To render warlike; as, to martialize a people..

Martialized :: Martialized (imp. & p. p.) of Martializ.

Martializing :: Martializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Martializ.

Martially :: Martially (adv.) In a martial manner.

Martialness :: Martialness (n.) The quality of being martial.

Martin :: Martin (n.) A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

Martin :: Martin (n.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows..

Martinet :: Martinet (n.) 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..

Martinet :: Martinet (n.) The martin.

Martineta :: Martineta (n.) A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest..

Martinetism :: Martinetism (n.) The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) 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..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) 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..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) 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..

Martingale :: Martingale (n.) Alt. of Martinga.

Martinmas :: Martinmas (n.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called martlemans..

Martite :: Martite (n.) Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite..

Martlemas :: Martlemas (n.) See Martinmas.

Martlet :: Martlet (n.) The European house martin.

Martlet :: Martlet (n.) A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.

Martyr :: Martyr (n.) 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..

Martyr :: Martyr (n.) 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..

Martyr :: Martyr (v. t.) To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession..

Martyr :: Martyr (v. t.) To persecute; to torment; to torture.

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