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.

Origin of brown bent

1
First recorded in 1860–65; so called from its dark tufts
  • Also called velvet bent.

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How to use brown bent in a sentence

  • The coals glowed on the hearth; side by side, the fair head and the brown bent at the task of tuning.

    Stepsons of Light | Eugene Manlove Rhodes
  • He looked coldly, from before the fire, over the prettiness of her brown bent head.

    The Awkward Age | Henry James