binette

See also: Binette

English

Etymology

French binette

Noun

binette (plural binettes)

1. A kind of French hoe.
   • 1869, William Robinson, The parks, promenades & gardens of Paris described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities and of public and private gardens, page 568:

     THE BINETTE. — This is a handy implement that I think would prove more useful for stirring the earth between crops than anything we employ. It serves as a draw hoe, and the forked portion is very efficient in loosening hard ground.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.nɛt/

Etymology 1

From biner +‎ -ette.

Noun

binette f (plural binettes)

1. hoe (agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade)

Etymology 2

Noun

binette f (plural binettes)

1. (informal) face
2. (informal, by extension, Internet, Quebec) emoticon

   Synonym: frimousse

Further reading

• “binette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.