meadow
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oʊ 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:
before 1000; Middle English medwe, Old English mǣdw-, oblique stem of mǣd mead2; akin to German Matte
before 1000; Middle English medwe, Old English mǣdw-, oblique stem of mǣd mead2; akin to German Matte
Related forms
mead·ow·less, adjective
mead·ow·y, adjective
Synonyms
1. green, range, field.
1. green, range, field.
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meadow (ˈmɛdəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals |
| 2. | a low-lying piece of grassland, often boggy and near a river |
| [Old English mædwe, from mǣd | |
| 'meadowy | |
| —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)).
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Bible Dictionary
Meadow definition
(1.) Heb. ha'ahu (Gen. 41:2, 18), probably an Egyptain word transferred to the Hebrew; some kind of reed or water-plant. In the Revised Version it is rendered "reed-grass", i.e., the sedge or rank grass by the river side. (2.) Heb. ma'areh (Judg. 20:33), pl., "meadows of Gibeah" (R.V., after the LXX., "Maareh-geba"). Some have adopted the rendering "after Gibeah had been left open." The Vulgate translates the word "from the west."
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Example sentences
In fact, our road is paved with foreign policy blunders through a meadow of forgotten successes.
At its base lie a lovely little pond and a meadow that is sprinkled with wildflowers during the summer.
The manipulation of a single gene is enough to cure the wandering eye of a meadow vole.
Half a dozen chubby sheep graze dreamily on the meadow.
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