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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
Related forms
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) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| lawn2 (lɔːn) | |
| —n | |
| a fine linen or cotton fabric, used for clothing | |
| [C15: probably from Laon, a town in France where linen was made] | |
| 'lawny2 | |
| —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
"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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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| LAWN local area wireless network |
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Example sentences
For a suburbanite, few experiences are more wrenching than watching a lush green lawn turn brown and scraggly.
Scientists say a perfect green lawn that never needs mowing may soon become a reality.
Near the staging area they settled into their own little town of television trucks, tents, and lawn chairs.
As such, all that stands between a homeowner and his green lawn is a sense of civic duty.
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