Benton

[ US /ˈbɛntən/ ]
NOUN
  1. United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
  2. United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use Benton In A Sentence

  • Yet diatome (kieselgur), activated carbon in powder form, bentonite and certain other types of adsorbtive clays, organic substances and cellulose derived materials are also used. 3. Technologies
  • If you talked of hard-money, you were denounced as a Benton bullionist; if you talked of credit, you were called a Whig banker, plotting to devour the poor; and the calmest phrases of science were turned into the shibboleths of an internecine warfare. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics
  • Other talc alternatives include slippery elm bark, kaolin clay and bentonite clay.
  • Sodic bentonite is a type of clay that swells to many times its dry volume when wet. Archive 2006-04-02
  • You can apply a layer of bentonite clay to seal the soil or lay a synthetic liner.
  • A central automatic Bentonmac mixing plant featured four horizontal mixers and six 150-ton silos for cement, aggregate and sand.
  • In arid climates, Zingaro recommends bentonite be applied beneath a plastic liner that is woven or textured on the bottom.
  • The bone-in steak, one of the very best in the city, comes with sea peas, grilled Benton's bacon artisanal, from Kentucky, delicious, wilted romaine and Nantes carrots, while the fish -- which had been oil-poached -- had artichokes, veloute, and pistachio-basil aillade. Jay Weston: Ray Stark's Exciting Restaurant Opens at LACMA
  • Mr. Smith said interviews will also happen in the area, which features banquettes in bronze, aqua, celadon, pecan and sandalwood hues; paintings by Thomas Hart Benton and Rockwell Kent; Mr. Smith's own art books; energy-efficient TVs; bottles of water; a hibiscus bamboo floor lamp; a sound-absorbing cork floor; battery-operated votives no lit candles allowed! and, just to make even Nicole Kidman feel at home, a calming bowl of lemons. Oscar Greenroom: Aqua, Pecan, Lemons
  • Benton was a standard bearer for what came to be called Manifest Destiny, the idea that the United States was justly fated to fill the continent.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy