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Webster 1913 Edition
Lawn
Lawn
(la̤n)
, Noun.
[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
.Lawn
,Noun.
[Earlier
laune lynen
, i. e., lawn linen
; prob. from the town Laon
in France.] A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop’s official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively, stands for the office itself.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in
lawn
. Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lawn
LAWN
,Noun.
An open space between woods, or a plain in a park or adjoining a noble seat.
Betwixt them lawns or level downs, and flocks grazing the tender herbs, were interspers'd.
LAWN
,Noun.
A sort of fine linen. Its use in the sleeves of bishops, explains the following line.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.
LAWN
,Adj.