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greensward

American  
[green-swawrd] / ˈgrinˌswɔrd /

noun

  1. green, grassy turf.


greensward British  
/ ˈɡriːnˌswɔːd /

noun

  1. archaic fresh green turf or an area of such turf

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Other Word Forms

  • greenswarded adjective

Etymology

Origin of greensward

First recorded in 1590–1600; green + sward

Example Sentences

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Houston’s, or a solitary elder’s transition to a cemetery’s greensward.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2022

And it draws sold-out throngs of plant obsessives to stroll the transformed greensward of the Royal Hospital and smell the patent-pending roses.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2019

As he passed the luminous greensward of Keble College’s cricket field, players in their whites could be seen throwing up their arms as a wicket was taken.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2018

The normally nocturnal animals cantered across the greensward and into the thick woods on the perimeter.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 31, 2018

At the south end of the greensward there was an opening.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien