Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BENNET

n.The herb bennet, or avens, known in botany by the generic term Geum.

 

BENNET FISH

n.A fish of two feet in length, caught in the African seas, having scales of a deep purple, streaked with gold.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BENNE

Ben "ne, n. Etym: [Malay bijen.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum ), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.

 

BENNET

Ben "net, n. Etym: [F. benoîte, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum ); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Benn, Tony

Benn |bɛn | (b.1925 ), British Labour politician; full name Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn. A Labour MP from 1950, he was debarred from the House of Commons on succeeding to the title of Viscount Stansgate in 1960. He renounced his title in 1963 and was re-elected. He held several cabinet posts and gained a reputation as an orator on the left of the party.

 

benne

ben ne |ˈbenē ˈbɛni | ▶noun another term for sesame. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Malay bene .

 

Bennett, Alan

Ben |nett |ˈbɛnɪt | (b.1934 ), English dramatist and actor. Notable works: Beyond the Fringe (1960 ), Forty Years On (1969 ), and Talking Heads (1987 ).

 

Bennett, Arnold

Ben |nett |ˈbɛnɪt | (1867 –1931 ), English novelist, dramatist, and critic; full name Enoch Arnold Bennett. His fame rests on the novels and stories set in the Potteries (‘the Five Towns ’) of his youth, notably Anna of the Five Towns (1902 ), The Old Wives' Tale (1908 ), and the Clayhanger series (1902 –8 ).

 

Bennett, R. B.

Ben nett, R. B. |ˈbenit ˈbɛnət | (1870 –1947 ), Canadian Conservative statesman; prime minister 1930 –35; full name Richard Bedford Bennett.

 

Bennett, Sir Richard Rodney

Ben |nett |ˈbɛnɪt | (b.1936 ), English composer, whose works include film scores, operas, concertos, and chamber pieces.

 

Bennett, Tony

Ben nett, Tony (1926 –), US singer; born Anthony Dominick Benedetto. A popular jazz singer from the early 1950s with such hits as “Because of You ” (1951 ), he made a successful comeback during the 1990s.

 

Bennington

Ben ning ton |ˈbeniNGtən ˈbɛnɪŋtən | a historic town in southwestern Vermont; pop. 15,093 (est. 2008 ).

 

benny

ben ny 1 |ˈbenē ˈbɛni | ▶noun ( pl. bennies ) informal a tablet of Benzedrine.

 

benny

ben ny 2 |ˈbɛni ˈbenē | ▶noun ( pl. bennies ) informal a benefit attached to employment.

 

Benny, Jack

Ben ny, Jack |ˈbenē ˈbɛni | (1894 –1974 ), US comedian and actor; born Benjamin Kubelsky. His radio series The Jack Benny Program ran from 1932 to 1955. Made for television, The Jack Benny Show was broadcast 1950 –65.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Benn, Tony

Benn |bɛn | (b.1925 ), British Labour politician; full name Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn. A Labour MP from 1950, he was debarred from the House of Commons on succeeding to the title of Viscount Stansgate in 1960. He renounced his title in 1963 and was re-elected. He held several cabinet posts and gained a reputation as an orator on the left of the party.

 

benne

benne |ˈbɛni | ▶noun US term for sesame. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Malay bene .

 

Bennett, Alan

Ben |nett |ˈbɛnɪt | (b.1934 ), English dramatist and actor. Notable works: Beyond the Fringe (1960 ), Forty Years On (1969 ), and Talking Heads (1987 ).

 

Bennett, Arnold

Ben |nett |ˈbɛnɪt | (1867 –1931 ), English novelist, dramatist, and critic; full name Enoch Arnold Bennett. His fame rests on the novels and stories set in the Potteries (‘the Five Towns ’) of his youth, notably Anna of the Five Towns (1902 ), The Old Wives' Tale (1908 ), and the Clayhanger series (1902 –8 ).

 

Bennett, R. B.

Ben nett, R. B. |ˈbenit ˈbɛnət | (1870 –1947 ), Canadian Conservative statesman; prime minister 1930 –35; full name Richard Bedford Bennett.

 

Bennett, Sir Richard Rodney

Ben |nett |ˈbɛnɪt | (b.1936 ), English composer, whose works include film scores, operas, concertos, and chamber pieces.

 

Bennett, Tony

Ben nett, Tony (1926 –), US singer; born Anthony Dominick Benedetto. A popular jazz singer from the early 1950s with such hits as “Because of You ” (1951 ), he made a successful comeback during the 1990s.

 

Bennington

Ben ning ton |ˈbeniNGtən ˈbɛnɪŋtən | a historic town in southwestern Vermont; pop. 15,093 (est. 2008 ).

 

benny

benny 1 |ˈbɛni | ▶noun ( pl. bennies ) informal, chiefly US a tablet of Benzedrine.

 

benny

benny 2 |ˈbɛni | ▶noun ( pl. bennies ) US informal a benefit attached to employment; a perk.

 

Benny, Jack

Benny |ˈbɛni | (1894 –1974 ), American comedian and actor; born Benjamin Kubelsky. Working notably on radio and then television, he was renowned for his timing, delivery, and mordant, self-effacing humour.

 

Duden Dictionary

Benn

Benn Eigenname |B e nn |deutscher Dichter

 

Benne

Ben ne Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch mundartlich , die |B e nne |gallisch-lateinisch Schubkarren

 

Bennettitee

Ben net ti tee Substantiv, feminin , die |Bennettit e e |die Bennettitee; Genitiv: der Bennettitee, Plural: die Bennettiteen meist im Plural neulateinisch ; nach dem englischen Botaniker J. J. Bennett Ordnung fossiler Pflanzen der Trias 2 und der Kreidezeit

 

Benno

Ben no Eigenname |B e nno |männlicher Vorname

 

Bennuss

Ben nuss Substantiv, feminin , die Behennuss |B e nnuss |die Bennuss; Genitiv: der Bennuss, Plural: die Bennüsse persisch-arabisch-spanisch ; deutsch ölhaltige Frucht eines ostindischen Baumes

 

French Dictionary

benne

benne n. f. nom féminin Caisse servant au transport. : Un camion à benne basculante. Une benne à ordures (et non un *camion de vidanges ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Benny

Ben ny /béni /名詞 ベニー 〘男の名; Benjaminの愛称 〙.