lawn

¹

[ lawn ]

noun

1. a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
2. Archaic. a glade.

lawn

²

[ lawn ]

noun

1. a thin or sheer linen or cotton fabric, either plain or printed.

lawn

¹

/ lɔːn /

noun

1. a fine linen or cotton fabric, used for clothing

lawn

²

/ lɔːn /

noun

1. a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass
2. an archaic or dialect word for glade

Derived Forms

• ˈlawny, adjective
• ˈlawny, adjective

Other Words From

• lawny adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawn¹

1250–1300; Middle English launde < Middle French lande glade < Celtic; compare Breton lann heath. See land

Origin of lawn²

1375–1425; late Middle English lawnd, laun, perhaps named after Laon, where linen-making once flourished

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawn¹

C15: probably from Laon, a town in France where linen was made

Origin of lawn²

C16: changed form of C14 launde, from Old French lande, of Celtic origin; compare Breton lann heath; related to land

Example Sentences

In 2007, a Dorset man brought a lawn statute featuring a recognizable Egyptian headdress to an expert for evaluation.

From The Daily Beast

A yellow hazardous material bin placed out on the lawn, just beyond some red tape reading “Danger Do Not Enter,” left no doubt.

From The Daily Beast

So say the Secret Service nabs him on the lawn, in plain sight of tourists with cameras.

From The Daily Beast

On the porch, before I go, Peterson looks at me through the lens of a small digital camera before training it on his front lawn.

From The Daily Beast

She was married with three kids and had settled into a tidy one-story house with a good sized lawn in Ferguson.

From The Daily Beast

Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.

From Project Gutenberg

She lit another cigarette, and for a few moments looked silently out of the window at the darkening woods beyond the lawn.

From Project Gutenberg

For he saw her looking up into his eyes as once before on the lawn of her English bungalow four months ago.

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Nancy Watling deigned no reply to his farewell salutation, but walked indignantly across her moon-lighted lawn.

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It had windows opening down to the lawn, and was full of pretty things, works and knick-knacks.

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Related Words

• backyard
• garden
• grass
• green
• park
• terrace
• yard