lawn

¹ American  

[lawn] / lɔn /

noun

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

2. Archaic. a glade.

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lawn ² American  

[lawn] / lɔn /

noun

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

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lawn ¹ British  

/ lɔːn /

noun

1. a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass

2. an archaic or dialect word for glade

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lawn ² British  

/ lɔːn /

noun

1. a fine linen or cotton fabric, used for clothing

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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

The rain pours down so often that you can’t help but snort when the film cuts to Whitford’s granddad angrily watering his lawn.

From Los Angeles Times

In many neighborhoods with homeowners associations, the rising cost of something as simple as mowing the lawn is showing up in residents’ monthly bills.

From MarketWatch

Last compared managing agents to powering a lawn mower: crank it long enough and it starts running on its own.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rasmussen hopes to work with companies to understand if audio devices could be designed that would repel hedgehogs from cars, lawn mowers or strimmers.

From BBC

They mostly just wanted to hang out on lawn chairs, and even when we did go in, they’d pick one spot in the water and stay there talking instead of swimming.

From Literature

Related Words

• backyard
• garden
• grass
• green
• park
• terrace
• yard