BROWN BENT Definition & Meaning

brown bent

a common grass, Agrostis canina, of North America, used for lawns and putting greens because its blades can be clipped very short without injury to the plant.

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First recorded in 1860–65; so called from its dark tufts

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The coals glowed on the hearth; side by side, the fair head and the brown bent at the task of tuning.

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He went with a long swinging step very light and swift, springing from tussock to tussock of dried brown bent in the marshy places.

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He looked coldly, from before the fire, over the prettiness of her brown bent head.

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