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lawn

n. countable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈɫɔn// UK //lˈɔːn// lawn Archaic Dialect

n. an area of short, flat grass in a garden or park. It is usually kept neat and cut often so people can sit or play on it.

n. an area of short-mown grass in a yard, garden, or park. Often maintained for aesthetic or recreational purposes.


SIMPLE

I need to mow the lawn this weekend.

CONTEXTUAL

The children spent the entire afternoon playing football on the front lawn while their parents watched from the porch.

COMPLEX

The estate features a sprawling emerald lawn that slopes gently toward the river, meticulously manicured to ensure a uniform texture across the entire property.

Etymology 1

Early Modern English laune (“turf, grassy area”), alteration of laund (“glade”), from Middle English launde, from Old French lande (“heath, moor”), of Germanic or Gaulish origin, from Proto-Germanic landą (“land”) or Proto-Celtic landā, both from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Akin to Breton lann (“heath”), Old Norse & Old English land. Doublet of land and lande.

Etymology 2

Apparently from Laon, a French town known for its linen manufacturing, from Old French Lan, from Latin Laudunum, a Celtic name cognate with Lugdunum.

Usage

Commonly used with the verb 'mow' or 'cut'.

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