martinet
n.
5after Gen. Jean Martinet, 17th-c. Fr drillmaster6
1 a very strict military disciplinarian
2 any very strict disciplinarian or stickler for rigid regulations
Note the etymology that it is an eponym

marque 1
n.
5ME mark < MFr marque < Prov marca, seizure, reprisal < marcar, to seize as a pledge < marc, token of pledge < Gmc: see MARK16 reprisal: obsolete except in LETTERS OF MARQUE
In many sea stories, privateers were given a “letter of marque” as proof that they
were not pirates.
marque 2
n.
5Fr, a sign < marquer, to mark < OIt marcare < marca, a mark < Gmc *marka: see MARK16
1 a nameplate or emblem, as to identify an automobile
2 a brand of a product, esp. of an automobile

marquee
n.
5false sing. < Fr marquise (misunderstood as pl.), an awning, canopy over an officer‘s tent, lit., marquise: reason for name uncert.6
1 [Chiefly Brit.] a large tent with open sides, esp. one used for some outdoor entertainment
>2 a rooflike structure or awning projecting over an entrance, as to a theater

marquetry or marqueterie
n.
5Fr marqueterie < marqueter, to spot, inlay < marque, a mark < OFr merc < ON merki < Gmc *marka, MARK16 decorative inlaid work of wood, ivory, metal, etc., used in furniture and flooring

marron
n.
5Fr < It marrone, chestnut6 a large, sweet European chestnut, often used in confectionery
The US had beautiful huge chestnuts tree with delicious edible nuts, until about a
hundred years ago some stupid anal orifice thouight he could improve them by crossing them with an Asiatic chestnut. He introduced a fungus that killed millions
of beautiful trees, and is still able to prevent their growing more than a few inches tall.

mastoid
adj.
5Gr mastoeidcs < mastos, a breast (see MAST2) + 3eidcs, 3OID6
1 shaped like a breast or nipple
2 designating, of, or near a projection of the temporal bone behind the ear
n.
1 the mastoid projection: see SKULL, illus.
2 [Colloq.] MASTOIDITIS

MATROCLINAL: Traits transmitted from the mother.


meander
n.
5L maeander < Gr maiandros < Maiandros, the MAEANDER (noted for its winding course)6
1 [pl.] windings or convolutions, as of a stream
2 an ornamental pattern of winding or crisscrossing lines
3 an aimless wandering; rambling
vi.
1 to take a winding or tortuous course: said of a stream
2 to wander aimlessly or idly; ramble
me[an$drous 73dr!s8
adj.
A word seen many times in AWADtalk, but worth repeating to point out that it is an eponym.
The original river is in Asia Minor, in Turkey;.