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newmarket
(redirected from Newmarket coats)

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newmarket [ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a double-breasted waisted coat with a full skirt worn, esp for riding, in the 19th century
2. (Group Games / Card Games) a simple gambling card game

Newmarket [ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt]
n
(Placename) a town in SE England, in W Suffolk: a famous horse-racing centre since the reign of James I. Pop.: 18 430 (1991)
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Noun1.newmarket - a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century
coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
2.Newmarket - a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards


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