1
archaic
: an open space between woods : glade
2
: ground (as around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with grass and is kept mowed
3
: a relatively even layer of bacteria covering the surface of a culture medium
: a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave that is thinner than cambric
lawny
adjective
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Charlotte Minnick, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Courtesy: Mike Milam For the holiday season, the front lawn of the Milam family’s house in Dallas has transformed into a mini golf winter wonderland.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
About 50 homes in a Utah neighborhood showed up and showed out, electing to put a giant Santa Claus to greet all from the front lawn.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
My lawn has torpedograss and the yardman suggests killing off the lawn and replacing with new turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Noun
During rainstorms, water washes over lawns, picking up excess fertilizer and carrying it down directly into waterways and storm drains.
—Charlotte Minnick, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Courtesy: Mike Milam For the holiday season, the front lawn of the Milam family’s house in Dallas has transformed into a mini golf winter wonderland.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
About 50 homes in a Utah neighborhood showed up and showed out, electing to put a giant Santa Claus to greet all from the front lawn.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
My lawn has torpedograss and the yardman suggests killing off the lawn and replacing with new turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Lawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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lawn
1 of 2 noun
ˈlȯn 
ˈlän
: ground covered with grass that is kept mowed
lawn
2 of 2 noun
: a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric
Etymology
Noun
Middle English launde "an open space between woods," from early French lande "land overgrown with shrubs"; of Celtic origin
Noun
Middle English lawn "a sheer fabric," probably from Laon, a town in France where linen was made
Medical Definition
lawn
noun
: a relatively even layer of bacteria covering the surface of a culture medium
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