lawn

¹

[ lawn ]

noun

1. a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
2. Archaic. a glade.

lawn

²

[ lawn ]

noun

1. a thin or sheer linen or cotton fabric, either plain or printed.

lawn

¹

/ lɔːn /

noun

1. a fine linen or cotton fabric, used for clothing

lawn

²

/ lɔːn /

noun

1. a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass
2. an archaic or dialect word for glade

Derived Forms

• ˈlawny, adjective
• ˈlawny, adjective

Other Words From

• lawny adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawn¹

1250–1300; Middle English launde < Middle French lande glade < Celtic; compare Breton lann heath. See land

Origin of lawn²

1375–1425; late Middle English lawnd, laun, perhaps named after Laon, where linen-making once flourished

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawn¹

C15: probably from Laon, a town in France where linen was made

Origin of lawn²

C16: changed form of C14 launde, from Old French lande, of Celtic origin; compare Breton lann heath; related to land

Example Sentences

Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson are the creators of the BBC series “Blue Lights,” a procedural that follows a trio of recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

From Los Angeles Times

“Strengthen Our Democracy,” read lawn signs, in English and Spanish, supporting Measure DD.

From Los Angeles Times

Eight clean-air rules are awaiting approval from the EPA, including a rule governing small off-road engines that would ban the sale of gas-powered yard equipment including leaf blowers, lawn mowers and other equipment, and a rule to eventually sunset diesel engines in trains and guarantee trains are zero-emission by 2058.

From Los Angeles Times

Reyes told me that when he first met with Bratton in the park two decades ago, he pointed out the drug dealers and people shooting up, but also the families throwing down blankets on the lawn.

From Los Angeles Times

POP seemed to start as a goof in 2011 — a peripatetic company making silly opera in corny, campy productions in unpredictable places such as the Highland Park Ebell Club, the Forest Lawn cemetery and Occidental College.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• backyard
• garden
• grass
• green
• park
• terrace
• yard