genet
1or ge·nette
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
the fur of such an animal.
Origin of genet
1Words Nearby genet
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Other definitions for Genet (3 of 4)
Jean [zhahn], /ʒɑ̃/, 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.
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Ed·mond Charles E·douard [ed-mawnsharl ey-dwar], /ɛdˈmɔ̃ ʃarl eɪˈdwar/, "Citizen Genêt", 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
pen name of Janet Flanner.
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How to use genet in a sentence
There she met Janet Flanner, who would become a famed New Yorker correspondent “genet”—for three decades.
The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta Garbo | Felice Picano | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter this debut, Goines continued to write at a furious pace, producing a body of work that echoed Celine, genet, and Burroughs.
The fossane has been called the genet of Madagascar, but that animal is of a different species, as will hereafter be shewn.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThey have both been sometimes confounded with the weasel of Virginia, the genet, the musk-deer, and even with the hyna.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonWithout it all the turbulence of genet would have been as the idle wind.
Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume XI (of 20) | Charles Sumner
genet was warned that the vessel could not sail; he refused to give definite assurances that it would not be ordered to sea.
Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert ChinardHamilton and Knox were decidedly in favor of stronger measures and of deciding then and there upon the "renvoi" of genet.
Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert Chinard
British Dictionary definitions for genet (1 of 3)
genette (dʒɪˈnɛt)
/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) /
any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail
the fur of such an animal
Origin of genet
1British Dictionary definitions for genet (2 of 3)
/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) /
an obsolete spelling of jennet
British Dictionary definitions for Genet (3 of 3)
/ (French ʒənɛ) /
Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)
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