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Definition of Benet
1. Noun. United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943).
2. Noun. United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950).
Definition of Benet
1. v. t. To catch in a net; to insnare.
Definition of Benet
1. Verb. To catch in a net; ensnare. ¹
2. Verb. To surround as by a net. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Benet
1. to net [v BENETTED, BENETTING, BENETS] - See also: net
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benet
Literary usage of Benet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Carolina Bench and Bar by Ulysses Robert Brooks (1908)
"When Judge Benet decided to practice law and give up teaching, ... Judge Benet
is an original man, and the more original a man's thought is, the more direct ..."
2. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"William Rose Benet was born at Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor, February 2, 1886.
He was educated at Albany Academy and graduated from Yale in 1907. ..."
3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"Stephen Vincent Benet, the younger brother of William Rose Benet, was born at
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ... Like his brother, the younger Benet is at his ..."
4. The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun Printed on Parallel Pages from by Andrew, François Joseph Amours, John Thomas Tosbach Brown, George Neilson (1906)
"And quhen J>is pape Benet wes dede, And ane other wes in his ... Spak to this
spirit stoutly, And said : " Art bov nocht bat Benet That ..."
5. Scot. Text S. by Scottish Text Society (1906)
"And quhen bis pape Benet wes dede, F. 2171. ... He said : "That sary Benet am I,
That held bat stait ..."
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