grassplot

American  

[gras-plot, grahs-] / ˈgræsˌplɒt, ˈgrɑs- /

noun

1. a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.

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Etymology

Origin of grassplot

First recorded in 1600–10; grass + plot

Example Sentences

The court was partly paved with stone, but was roofless, and on a grassplot a fountain played under young trees in the sunlight.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

"Louisa, Louisa, where are you?" cried the young lady, stepping quickly forward toward a side-path, which led from the broad avenue, and at the end of which was a sunny grassplot.

From Old Fritz and the New Era by Langley, Peter

From time to time his glance would be directed to the large grassplot where Maia was playing croquet with Count Victor von Eckardstein.

From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

And the boy saw all that the little girl spoke of as she sat behind him on the stick, for it passed before him although they were only galloping round the grassplot.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

Where did it come from—that quaint little house with the fanlight over the door and the flower-starred grassplot in front?

From Greenwich Village by Cram, Allan G. (Allan Gilbert)

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