lawn party

noun

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Origin of lawn party

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby lawn party

lawn, lawn bowling, lawn chair, Lawndale, lawn mower, lawn party, lawn sleeves, lawn tennis, law of averages, law of conservation, law of contiguity

Example sentences from the Web for lawn party

You must know that I went to her privately, as Geoffrey's messenger, on the day of the lawn-party at Windygates.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins
Did you happen to see the governess (Miss Silvester) on the day when we came here—the day of the lawn-party?
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins
There were young people in the family, and one evening they gave a lawn-party for me.
The Real Man|Francis Lynde
The cheerful tumult of the lawn-party was pleasantly audible from the distance.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins

Anne had made her escape from Windygates on the occasion of the lawn-party—that is to say, on the fourteenth of August.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins

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