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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BENN, BEND, n.¹ Arch.

1. A sash.Sc. 1794 Stat. Acc.¹ XI. 173:
The prize [at archery] from 1488 to 1688, was a sash, or, as it was called, a benn.

2. A ribbon.Ayr. 1890 J. Service Thir Notandums 78–79:
Some had their hair gathered up wi' a ribbon o' silk and trailling doon their curpans like Captain Pauton's, while ithers o' them had a bunch o't tied wi' a benn and lying on their shouthers in what they ca'd a club. [Period supposed to be 18th cent.]