Bengalese
Americanadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Bengalese
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Of the 46 million Bengalese, not 10% voluntarily supported the movement; while an insignificant but dangerous section of the population thought non-coöperation the mildest and most absurd of protests.
From Time Magazine Archive
A new favorite of Jan's dad, who's very particular when it comes to comfort, is our hand-rubbed rhino-skin Royal Bengalese Club Chair.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Bengalese exception who thrives on milk, marriage, mathematics.
From Time Magazine Archive
Seetulputty, sē′tul-put-i, n. a Bengalese grass mat for sleeping on.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
"They were probably first called Bengalese houses, and the present name was corrupted out of the adjective."
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Optic, Oliver
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
