Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of bent or bent-grass.
- Covered with or abounding in bent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass.
- adjective Resembling bent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Abounding in
bents , or thestalks of coarse, stiff, witheredgrass . - adjective Resembling
bent .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A plain surface of benty turf lay before him, bright in the moonlight, dangerous to cross, upon which a few sheep came and went.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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"The Squire of Dames," for instance, by the wealthy Jew, Moses Mendez, fairly bristles with seld-seen costly words, like _benty_, _frannion_, etc., which it would have puzzled Spenser himself to explain.
A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century 1886
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Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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then one day the paster got all benty out of shape about it and said we were only going for the food.can you believe it?
Set for Eternity Belinda 2007
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