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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.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English launde < Middle French lande glade < Celtic; compare Breton lann heath. See land
1250–1300; Middle English launde < Middle French lande glade < Celtic; compare Breton lann heath. See land
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lawn·y, adjective
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noun
a thin or sheer linen or cotton fabric, either plain or printed.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English lawnd, laun, perhaps named after Laon, where linen-making once flourished
1375–1425; late Middle English lawnd, laun, perhaps named after Laon, where linen-making once flourished
Related forms
lawn·y, adjective
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| lawn1 (lɔːn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass |
| 2. | an archaic or dialect word for glade |
| [C16: changed form of C14 launde, from Old French lande, of Celtic origin; compare Breton lann heath; related to | |
| 'lawny1 | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
lawn
"turf, stretch of grass," 1548, laune "glade, open space between woods," from M.E. launde, from O.Fr. lande "heath, moor," from Gaul. (cf. Breton lann "heath"), or from its Gmc. cognate, source of Eng. land (q.v.). The -d perhaps mistaken for an affix and dropped. Sense of
EXPAND "mowed grassy ground" first recorded 1733.
lawn
"thin linen or cotton cloth," 1416, from Laon, city in northern France, center of linen manufacture. The town name is O.Fr. Lan, from L. Laudunum, of Celtic origin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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