brown bent

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brown bent¹

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

Example Sentences

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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