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countable and uncountable, plural benjamins
A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin. examples
A type of tree which produces benzoin or has similar properties; specifically, Styrax benzoin, Lindera benzoin a Benjamin bush. examples
plural benjamins
(UK, slang, dated) A kind of upper coat for men. quotations
something which is not long enough to constitute a benjamin, and too long for a dress coat or spencer
1826, The Atheneum, volume 18, page 236
How the young man from Cambridge sulkily put his five great-coats in front; but was reconciled when little Miss Sharp was made to quit the carriage, and mount up beside him—when he covered her up in one of his Benjamins, and became perfectly good-humoured—
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848
(US, slang) Alternative form of Benjamin: a US $100 bill.