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"Marten" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... stiff, partly from its own richness of material, and partly with whalebone, that it is quite capable of standing upright without any assistance from Mistress Margery's person. Its trimming consists of a border of gris, or marten's fur; and over this black petticoat the young lady wears a cote-hardie, or close-fitting jacket, also edged with gris. Her head is not encumbered by the steeplecap which disfigures her mother; instead of it she wears the beautiful "dove-cote," a net of golden ...
— Mistress Margery • Emily Sarah Holt
... relates to a HOUSE-MARTEN. It is well known that these birds build their nests under the eaves of inhabited houses, and sometimes under those of door porches; but we had one that built its nest in the house, and upon the top of ...
— Advice to Young Men • William Cobbett |
Words linked to "Marten" : Martes martes, American sable, mustelid, marten cat, Charronia flavigula, Martes zibellina, genus Martes, beech marten, Martes, fisher, fisher cat, sable, musteline mammal, Martes americana, pekan, black cat, Martes pennanti, Martes foina, musteline |
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