new-mown

[ noo-mohn, nyoo- ]

adjective

1. recently mown or cut:

   the refreshing smell of new-mown hay.

Word History and Origins

Origin of new-mown¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.

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The grandfather had carefully spread and tucked in the clean sheets over the fragrant new mown hay.

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The animals were attracted by the odor of the new-mown hay, and only one calf strolled into the fool's enclosure.

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The wandering scents of summer air reached me through the open window, fragrant with the sweet perfume of the new-mown hay.

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It is aromatic, with an odor said to be like new-mown hay composed largely of sweet-briar rose leaves.

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