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new·mar·ket (no̵̅o̅′mär′kit, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

a long, closefitting coat worn by men and women in the 19th cent.

Etymology: after Newmarket: orig. worn for riding at Newmarket races

Newmarket definition

New·mar·ket (no̵̅o̅′mär′kit, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

rural district in Suffolk, E England: scene of many horse-racing events: pop. 16,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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