lawn
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /lɔ:n/
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- Rhymes: -ɔːn
[edit] Etymology 1
Apparently from Laon, a town in France known for its linen manufacturing.
[edit] Noun
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lawn (plural lawns)
- a type of thin linen or cotton
- (in plural) pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop; the office of bishop
- (obsolete) a piece of clothing made from lawn
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[edit] Etymology 2
Early Modern English laune "turf, grassy area", alteration of laund "glade", from Middle English launde from Old French lande "heath, moor" of Gmc or Gaulish origin, akin to Breton lann "heath"; Old Norse & Old English land
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lawn (plural lawns)
- An open space between woods.
- Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
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[edit] Translations
open space between woods
ground covered with grass
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