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merlette

/məːˈlɛt/ UK
/mɚˈlɛt/ US

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From Late Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman merlet (from merle (“blackbird”) + -et (“suffix forming a noun”)), or from Middle French merlette (“little blackbird; merlette (heraldic charge)”) (from merle (“blackbird”)—formerly a feminine noun) + -ette (“diminutive suffix for a feminine noun”). Merle is from Latin merula (“blackbird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- (“black; blackbird”).

noun merlettes

In French heraldry, a depiction of a mythological bird without beak or feet.

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@misc{merlette_2026,
  title = {merlette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merlette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}