BENT Bent, n. Etym: [AS. beonet; akin to OHG. pinuz, G. binse, rush, bent grass; of unknown origin.]
1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass. His spear a bent, both stiff and strong. Drayton.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
3. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. [Obs.] Wright. Bowmen bickered upon the bent. Chevy Chase.
BENT GRASS
Bent" grass`. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Bent, a kind of grass.
BENTHAL
Ben"thal, a. Etym: [Gr. the depth of the sea.]
Defn: Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.
BENTHAMIC
Ben*tham"ic, a.