marketplace, market place, mart, market
(noun) an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mart (plural marts)
A market.
(obsolete) A bargain.
mart (third-person singular simple present marts, present participle marting, simple past and past participle marted)
(obsolete) To buy or sell in, or as in a mart.
(obsolete) To traffic.
mart (plural marts)
(obsolete) Battle; contest.
(historic) Alternative form of marque (letters of mart).
• RATM, matr-, tarm, tram
Source: Wiktionary
Mart, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. market.]
1. A market. Where has commerce such a mart . . . as London Cowper.
2. A bargain. [Obs.] Shak.
Mart, v. t.
Definition: To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart. [Obs.] To sell and mart your officer for gold To undeservers. Shak.
Mart, v. t.
Definition: To traffic. [Obs.] Shak.
Mart, n. Etym: [See Mars.]
1. The god Mars. [Obs.]
2. Battle; contest. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
