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==English== |
==English== |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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[[IPA]]: /lɔ:n/ |
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===Etymology 1=== |
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Apparently from [[w:Laon|Laon]], a town in France known for its linen manufacturing. |
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'''lawn''' |
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====Noun==== |
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{{en-noun|lawn|lawns}} |
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# a type of thin [[linen]] or [[cotton]] |
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# ''(in plural)'' pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the [[sleeve]]s of a [[bishop]]; the office of [[bishop]] |
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# ''(obsolete)'' a piece of clothing made from lawn |
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===Etymology 2=== |
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Alteration of [[laund]]. |
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====Noun==== |
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{{en-noun|lawn|lawns}} |
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#An open space between woods. |
#An open space between woods. |
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#Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with [[grass]] kept closely [[mown]]. |
#Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with [[grass]] kept closely [[mown]]. |
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#A thin, fine-spun fabric. |
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:*example: "..a fly [[wrack]] of the most [[diaphanous]] and '''lawny''' texture." ([[:wikisource:Author:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson]], [[:wikisource:Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde|The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]). |
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Revision as of 15:57, 2 April 2006
English
Pronunciation
IPA: /lɔ:n/
Etymology 1
Apparently from Laon, a town in France known for its linen manufacturing.
Noun
lawn (plural lawn or 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
Translations
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Etymology 2
Alteration of laund.
Noun
lawn (plural lawn or lawns)
- An open space between woods.
- Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
Derived terms
Translations
- open space between woods
Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.
- Finnish: ruohikko
- ground covered with grass
Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.
- Finnish: nurmikko, pihanurmikko