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bent grass
noun
- any grass of the genus Agrostis, especially the redtop.
bent grass
noun
- any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis , esp A. tenuis , which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns Sometimes shortened tobent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bent grass1
First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences
Finally, he strewed leaves, and bent grass, until no least gleam of metal betrayed the masked peril of the trail.
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But I caught hold at last by the long bent-grass on the brae-top, and pulled myself to a good footing.
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Now and then a hare will start among the bent-grass, while aloft the falcon rests poised on her mighty wing.
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The bent grass and weeds showed the way, Dorothy hurried along, only stopping to listen for the hoped-for voice.
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Nearer and nearer came the land; the shore, with its bent grass, seemed almost within catapult shot.
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