Definition of "benet" [be•net]

• To catch in a net; ensnare. (verb)
• To surround as by a net. (verb)

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• "And beside this, our common germander or thistle benet is found and known to be so wholesome and of so great power in medicine as any other herb, if they be used accordingly."
• "Boil together hollyhock centaury, herb-benet, scabious, withy leaves; throw them hot into a vessel, set your lord on it; let him bear it as hot as he can, and whatever disease he has will certainly be cured, as men say."
• "Of a girl that's both wealthy and wanton benet him,"