abnet

See also: åbnet

English

Alternative forms

abanet

Etymology

From Hebrew אבנט (avnet, “girdle, belt”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.nət/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -æbnət

Noun

abnet (plural abnets)

The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer. [First attested in the early 18^th century.][1]

Translations

girdle of a Jewish priest or officer

Latin: abanēt
Portuguese: abanete m

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abnet”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

Baten, bean't, beant, benat

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