baum marten
(ˈbaʊm ˌmɑːtən)
[Partial tr. G. baummarder, f. baum tree (see beam n.1) + marder, marter1, marten.]
The pine marten or its fur.
| 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 838/2 Baum Marten,..Found in Europe and Asia, of fine overhair, but woolly fur, of a brownish colour, approaching that of the American marten. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 31/1 There are many kinds of sable, the Russian, Canadian, the baum-marten, and the stone-marten. 1909 Daily Chron. 23 Feb. 7/3 The Hudson Bay sables and the dyed baum marten. 1954 Economist 20 Feb. 567/1 Sable and ermine..silver and blue fox, baum marten and squirrel. |