Mâ`tin" (?), n. [F. mâtin.] Zool.
A French mastiff.
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Mat"in (?), n. [F. fr. L. matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See Matutinal.]
1.
Morning.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2. pl. [F. matines. See Etymol. above.]
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.
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Mat"in, a.
Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.
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