| Word | anent |
|---|---|
| Definition | prep. (archaic, chiefly Scottish) About, concerning. |
| Sentence | The wings of the driver's [Charlotte's] Marlenesque nose shone, having shed or burned up their ration of powder, and she kept up an elegant monologue anent the local traffic, and smiled in profile, and pouted in profile, and beat her painted lashes in profile, while I prayed we would never get to that store, but we did. |
| Source | Lolita, I.11, p. 53 |
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