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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1494
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Merlett(e, n. [F., appar. dimin. of merle blackbird.] In heraldry, a bird represented as without feet or beak, the heraldic martlet. (Cf. Merl(e n. b.) —1494 Loutfut MS. 13 a.
And will ȝe wit quhat is merlettes thai ar foulis but fut or neb 1494 Ib.
As merlettis aiglettes
