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bent1
Civil engineering a framework placed across a structure to stiffen it
bent2
1. short for bent grass
2. a stalk of bent grass
3. Archaic any stiff grass or sedge
bent [bent]
(civil engineering)
A framework support transverse to the length of a structure.
bent
1. Same as bent frame.
2. A rhizomatous grass, used where a resilient velvety texture is required.
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FOR three years following the disappearance of Prince Richard a bent old woman lived in the heart of London within a stone's throw of the King's palace.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
It was a bright and sunny morning in the pleasant time of summer, when one of those black monks emerged from the abbey portal, and bent his steps towards the house of the fair sisters.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
If pock-marked and florid, with gartered legs, and a coat that snugly fitted the person of the wearer, it was surely an English emigrant, who had bent his steps to this retired quarter of the globe.
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