lawn
1 Americannoun
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a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
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Archaic. a glade.
noun
noun
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a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass
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an archaic or dialect word for glade
noun
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
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Narrowing nine seasons of “Seinfeld” to a Top 10 is as easy as choosing favorite blades of grass in your lawn.
From Los Angeles Times
The bigger garage gives them more room to store their snowblower, lawn mower and kids’ bikes, and the extra bathroom means “I don’t have to share a shower with an 8-year-old,” Bartelt said.
“From my living-room window as I write,” she assures her readers, “I can look out across the broad front lawns of our farm… like a lovely picture postcard of wintry New England.”
From Salon
Informal helping can include giving someone a ride to a health appointment, watching children, doing lawn work, or helping prepare taxes for a neighbor, relative, or friend.
From Science Daily
The couple originally envisioned removing their backyard pergola and lawn and adding an L-shaped ADU.
From Los Angeles Times
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