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marten in British English
(ˈmɑːtɪn)
nounWord forms: plural -tens or -ten
See also sable (sense 1)1.
any of several agile arboreal musteline mammals of the genus Martes, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having bushy tails and golden brown to blackish fur
See also pine marten2.
the highly valued fur of these animals, esp that of M. americana
Word origin
C15: from Middle Dutch martren, from Old French (peau) martrine skin of a marten, from martre, probably of Germanic originmarten in American English
(ˈmɑrtən)
nounWord forms: plural ˈmartens or ˈmarten
1.
any of a genus (Martes) of small musteline carnivores that live chiefly in trees and have a long, slender body, short legs, and soft, thick, valuable fur
2.
the fur
Word origin
ME martren < OFr martrine, adj. < martre, marten < Frank *martar, akin to Ger marder, OE mearth < PGmc marthu- < IE *martu-, bride (euphemism for the taboo IE name); akin to *meri: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REFImage ofmarten
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