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bezesteen (iou)



bezesteen noun. M17.
[(Ult., perh. through French or Italian, from) Turkish bezesten (now bedesten) covered market for fine cloth and valuables, from Persian bazistan, from baz (Turkish bez) from Arab. bazz cloth + -istan suffix of place.]
An exchange, bazaar, or market-place in the Middle East.