noun
lawn
lawn
noun
1
An area of ground, usually next to a house, covered with closely cut grass.
"He spends every Saturday mowing the lawn."
"The kids played on the front lawn all afternoon."
2
A fine, lightweight woven cotton or linen fabric.
"The dress was made of delicate white lawn."
How to Use Lawn
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA patch of mown grass, or a fine cotton/linen cloth.
Common pairings
mow the lawn
front lawn
lawn fabric
Word Forms
lawned past tense, lawns plural, lawns plural, lawns singular
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Etymology
From early Modern English laune, an alteration of laund ("glade"), from Old French lande ("heath, moor").