1. [n]  agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
2. [n]  French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
3. [n]  French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)

Genet
A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France`s most notorious writers. Acclaimed novelist and essayist Edmund White illuminates Genet`s experiences in the worlds of crime, homosexuality, politics, and high culture, and gives a compelling analysis of Genet`s plays, novels, and essays. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.

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1. \Gen"et\ (j[e^]n"[e^]t or j[-e]*n[e^]t"), Genette
   

2. \Gen"et\, n. [See {Jennet}.]
   A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
   --Shak.