lawn

¹ American  

[lawn] / lɔn /

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 American  

[lawn] / lɔn /

noun

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

---

lawn ¹ British  

/ lɔːn /

noun

1. a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass

2. an archaic or dialect word for glade

---

lawn ² British  

/ lɔːn /

noun

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

---

Other Word Forms

• lawny adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Two weeks ago, 12 miles from Twickenham, Scotland parked coaches on very English lawns.

From BBC

On Camino Escalante, Guthrie’s squat, orange brick house is set back from the road behind a lawn planted with prickly pear, agave, cholla and yucca.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first people outside the courthouse here Wednesday parked their lawn chairs in line at 3:45 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sprawling lawn is covered in patches of wildflowers, hammocks swinging between leafy trees, and crowded shuffleboard courts.

From Literature

There was a green lawn right next to the library called Bryant Park, where people were spread across the grass, or clustered around metal tables and chairs.

From Literature

Related Words

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