stone marten

American  

noun

1. a marten, Mustela foina, of Europe and Asia, having a white mark on the throat and breast.

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stone marten British  

noun

1. a marten, Martes foina, of Eurasian woods and forests, having a brown coat with a pale underfur

2. the highly valued fur of this animal

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Etymology

Origin of stone marten

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Swathed in yards of pearl gray stone marten and crowned with a purple turban, Elizabeth Taylor rode through the streets of Cambridge, Mass., in a 1948 Lincoln convertible like Queen for a Day.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a magnificent stone marten collar, a dear little gold watch and pearl chatelaine, and a gold chain bracelet set with turquoises.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

The principal species are the pine marten of North America, the beech or stone marten of northern Europe, the sable of Russia and Siberia and the Japanese sable.

From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry

Eve came to him that night wearing the stone marten cape he'd given her for Christmas.

From Disaster Revisited by Granger, Darius John