Category:Matin

Ma`tin", n. Etym: [F. matin.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A French mastiff.

matin Mat"in, n. Etym: [F. fr. L. matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See Matutinal.]

1. Morning. [Obs.] Shak.

2. pl. Etym: [F. matines. See Etymol. above.]

Defn: Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs. The winged choristers began To chirp their matins. Cleveland.

3. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.

matin Mat"in, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.