lawn
noun
a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
lawny
-
a word derived from
lawn.
Example Sentences
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On quitting La Malène, with its fairy-like dells, hanging woods, and lawny spaces, the third and most magnificent stage of our journey is entered upon, the first glimpse preparing us for marvels to come.
From The Roof of France by Matilda Betham-Edwards
Licking the dish up, As if he thought to pass from black to white, Like parson into lawny bishop.
From Poems — Volume 1 by George Meredith
The long room at one end of which stood the small dining-table looked on the greenness of a lawny, lilac-sheltered garden, so that such light as filtered through the green jalousies was green also.
From The Invader A Novel by Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa) Woods
Proud Prelates in their vestments lawny Quail at the heresies of Tawney; And prostrate Dukes in anguish roll, Scared by the scrutiny of Cole.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-31 by Various
The day was filled with fair remembrances of summer, and the earth was golden and red; and the sky was folded in lawny clouds, which the breeze was lifting, revealing beautiful spaces of blue.
From Mike Fletcher A Novel by George (George Augustus) Moore
