[lawn] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a stretch of open, grass-covered land, esp. one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park. |
| 2. | Archaic. a glade. |
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[lawn] Pronunciation Key | a thin or sheer linen or cotton fabric, either plain or printed. |
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| lawn 1
(lôn) Pronunciation Key
n. A plot of grass, usually tended or mowed, as one around a residence or in a park or estate. [Alteration of Middle English launde, glade, from Old French, heath, pasture, wooded area; see lendh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| lawn 2
(lôn) Pronunciation Key
n. A light cotton or linen fabric of very fine weave. [Middle English laun, after Laon, a city of northern France.] |
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Lawn, TX (town, FIPS 41872) Location: 32.13623 N, 99.74997 W
Population (1990): 358 (159 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79530
Fair Lawn, NJ (borough, FIPS 22470) Location: 40.93597 N, 74.11804 W
Population (1990): 30548 (11759 housing units)
Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07410
Fort Lawn, SC (town, FIPS 26845) Location: 34.70114 N, 80.89849 W
Population (1990): 718 (263 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29714
Oak Lawn, IL (village, FIPS 54820) Location: 41.71505 N, 87.75210 W
Population (1990): 56182 (21835 housing units)
Area: 21.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60453
West Lawn, PA (borough, FIPS 83280) Location: 40.32855 N, 75.99335 W
Population (1990): 1606 (729 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 19609
Pine Lawn, MO (city, FIPS 57800) Location: 38.69510 N, 90.27540 W
Population (1990): 5092 (1837 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Lawn
Lawn\, n. [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath, moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place, llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath, moor.]1. An open space between woods. --Milton. "Orchard lawns and bowery hollows." --Tennyson. 2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. Lawn mower, a machine for clipping the short grass of lawns. Lawn tennis, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis court. See Tennis.
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