lawn

[ lawn ]

/ lɔn /

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noun

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

Archaic. a glade.

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Origin of lawn

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

OTHER WORDS FROM lawn

lawny, adjective

Words nearby lawn

lawless, Law Lords, lawmaker, lawman, law merchant, lawn, lawn bowling, lawn chair, Lawndale, lawn mower, lawn party

Other definitions for lawn (2 of 2)

lawn²

[ lawn ]

/ lɔn /

noun

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

Origin of lawn

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

OTHER WORDS FROM lawn

lawny, adjective

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How to use lawn in a sentence

He also got caught up in a neighborhood imbroglio when his neighbors in well-heeled Larchmont, New York, figured out who he was and what he had been doing and started lawn signing their neighborhood.
When Did Gavin McInnes Lose His Mind?|Eugene Robinson|September 6, 2020|Ozy
Minute Media has managed to win some clients over the past few months, Routman said, including the charcoal brand Kingsford and the lawn care company Scotts.
‘They’re gonna go with what they know’: Publishers struggle to win new business amid pandemic|Max Willens|September 1, 2020|Digiday
Farmers don’t need to irrigate as much, and the same goes for residents sprinkling their lawns.
Environment Report: Why Your Water Bill Might Spike|MacKenzie Elmer|July 27, 2020|Voice of San Diego
On Thursday, more than 200 students and supporters gathered on the grassy, palm tree-lined lawn of San Diego Unified’s headquarters to demand school leaders defund the police and use the savings on education.
The Learning Curve: Defund Police Movement Comes to San Diego Schools|Will Huntsberry|July 2, 2020|Voice of San Diego

After the march, the crowd gathered back on the lawn to listen to speakers.
The Learning Curve: Defund Police Movement Comes to San Diego Schools|Will Huntsberry|July 2, 2020|Voice of San Diego
In 2007, a Dorset man brought a lawn statute featuring a recognizable Egyptian headdress to an expert for evaluation.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance|The Daily Beast|October 24, 2014|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.
Dallas: A Journal of the Plague City|Pete Freedman|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So say the Secret Service nabs him on the lawn, in plain sight of tourists with cameras.
Obama, the Coffee Salute, and the Dementia on the Right|Sally Kohn|September 25, 2014|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.
Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets|Lizzie Crocker|September 10, 2014|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 Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman|Michael Daly|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
She lit another cigarette, and for a few moments looked silently out of the window at the darkening woods beyond the lawn.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
For he saw her looking up into his eyes as once before on the lawn of her English bungalow four months ago.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Nancy Watling deigned no reply to his farewell salutation, but walked indignantly across her moon-lighted lawn.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
It had windows opening down to the lawn, and was full of pretty things, works and knick-knacks.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for lawn (1 of 2)

lawn¹

/ (lɔːn) /

noun

a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass

an archaic or dialect word for glade

Derived forms of lawn

lawny, adjective

Word Origin for lawn

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

British Dictionary definitions for lawn (2 of 2)

lawn²

/ (lɔːn) /

noun

a fine linen or cotton fabric, used for clothing

Derived forms of lawn

lawny, adjective

Word Origin for lawn

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

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