† martlitn.
Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: martnet n.
Etymology: Probably a variant of martnet n. (perhaps compare -let suffix).
Nautical.
Obsolete.
rare.
1626 J. Smith 15 The Robins, garnit, Clow garnits, tyes, martlits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021).