marten
[mahr-tn]
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noun, plural mar·tens, (especially collectively) mar·ten.
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
the fur of such an animal, generally a dark brown.
Origin of marten
1375–1425; < Middle Low German, equivalent to mart marten (cognate with Old English mearth) + -en -en5; replacing late Middle English martren < Middle French martrine marten fur, noun use of feminine of martrin pertaining to a marten, equivalent to martre marten (< Germanic; compare German Marder) + -in -in1
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His bed was in an attic, next door to his big cousin Marten's room.
The Fairchild FamilyMary Martha Sherwood
So saying, she was going to push the door to, when she saw poor little Marten.
The Fairchild FamilyMary Martha Sherwood
There were two methods followed in setting the marten traps.
The Gaunt Gray WolfDillon Wallace
Then he will return to the Great Lake and trap the marten and the mink.
The Gaunt Gray WolfDillon Wallace
Then addressing the woman: "Poor Marten," said he, "feast on the game I have brought."
The Indian Fairy BookCornelius Mathews
marten
noun plural -tens or -ten
See also sable (def. 1)
Word Origin for marten
C15: from Middle Dutch martren, from Old French (peau) martrine skin of a marten, from martre, probably of Germanic origin
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