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Meadows

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mead⋅ow

  [med-oh]
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–noun
1. a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
2. a tract of grassland in an upland area near the timberline.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME medwe, OE mǣdw-, obl. s. of mǣd mead 2 ; akin to G Matte

Related forms:
mead⋅ow⋅less, adjective
mead⋅ow⋅y, adjective

Synonyms:
1. green, range, field.
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mead·ow   (měd'ō)   
n.  A tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay.

[Middle English medwe, medoue, from Old English mǣdwe, oblique case of mǣd; see mē-4 in Indo-European roots.]
mead'ow·y adj.
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Word Origin & History

meadow 
O.E. mædwe, originally "land covered in grass which is mown for hay," oblique case of mæd (see mead (2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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