Meanings
lawn1
plural lawns
- countableuncountableGround (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
(1) Higher rates for land uses which are a significant source of nutrient inputs to the Lakes, eg. turf farms. Or again, other things equal, high density housing with less lawn would be preferred to estates with medium density and rates structure could be adjusted accordingly.
1998, Contemporary Issues in Australian Economics, page 1081 more example
Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC - EnglandcountablehistoricalregionaluncountableAn open space between woods.
present singular third person lawns · participle present lawning · participle past lawned · past lawned
- transitiveTo furnish with a lawn.
By opening all the arches of the several apartments […], by lawning the area within, and by a judicious use of ivy where any blank spaces require to be broken, or any deformities concealed, this might be made a beautiful and singular scene; […]
1827, An Historical, Antiquarian, and Picturesque Account of Kirkstall Abbey, page 170
lawn2
plural lawns
- uncountableA type of thin linen or cotton fabric tightly woven of fine threads. (Traditionally expensive and luxurious in centuries past.)
The stream had trickled over her chin and stained the purity of her lawn death robe.
1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Company, […], →OCLC2 more examples
Two hundred Sempſtreſſes were employed to make me Shirts, and Linen for Bed and Table, all of the ſtrongeft and coarſeſt kind they could get; which, however, they were forced to quilt together in ſeveral Folds, for the thickeſt was ſome degrees finer than Lawn.
1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), pages 107–108He looked through the glass at the fire, set it down on the end of the desk and wiped his lips with a sheer lawn handkerchief.
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 144 - countablein pluraluncountablePieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop.
- countableobsoleteA piece of clothing made from lawn.
[…] she was as the wild yoncopin to the calla lily. Marjie knew how to dress. To-day, shaded by the buggy-top, in her dainty light blue lawn, with the soft pink of her cheeks and her clear white brow and throat, she was a most delicious thing […]
1910, Margaret Hill McCarter, The Price of the Prairie
Lawn3
- A town in Texas, United States.
Origin
lawn · noun, verb
- Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*landąder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
- Proto-Celtic*landāder.?
- Vulgar Latin*landa?
- Old Frenchlande
- Middle Englishlaunde
- Englishlaund
- Englishlaune
- Englishlawn
Early Modern English laune (“turf, grassy area”), alteration of laund (“glade”), from Middle English launde, from Old French lande (“heath, moor”), of Germanic or Gaulish origin, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”) or Proto-Celtic *landā, both from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Akin to Breton lann (“heath”), Old Norse & Old English land. Doublet of land and lande.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →lawn · noun
- LatinLaudunum
- Old FrenchLan
- Englishlawn
Apparently from Laon, a French town known for its linen manufacturing, from Old French Lan, from Latin Laudunum, a Celtic name cognate with Lugdunum.
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Full word history & related roots →Lawn · proper noun
- FrenchL'Âne“The Donkey/Ass”
- EnglishLawn
(Canada): From French L'Âne (“The Donkey/Ass”). (United States): From lawn.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غَضْراء, مَرْجة
- غَضْراء (ḡaḍrāʔ)ground covered with grass
- مَرْجة (marja)ground covered with grass
- مَخْضَرة (maḵḍara)ground covered with grass
Basque belardi
- belardiground covered with grass
Bengali লন
- লন (lon)ground covered with grass
Bulgarian поля́на, поляна
- поля́на (poljána)ground covered with grass
- поляна (poljana)open space between woods
Catalan gespa
- gespaground covered with grass
Chinese Mandarin 草地, 草坪
- 草地 (cǎodì)ground covered with grass
- 草坪 (cǎopíng)ground covered with grass
- 綠茵 /绿茵 (lǜyīn)ground covered with grass
- 草地 (cǎodì)open space between woods
- 草坪 (cǎopíng)open space between woods
Czech trávník
- trávníkground covered with grass
Danish græsplæne, plæne
- græsplæneground covered with grass
- plæneground covered with grass
Dutch gazon, grasperk
- gazonground covered with grass
- grasperkground covered with grass
Esperanto gazono, razeno
- gazonoground covered with grass
- razenoground covered with grass
- maldensejoopen space between woods
- senarbejoopen space between woods
Estonian muru
- muruground covered with grass
Finnish nurmi, nurmikko
- nurmiground covered with grass
- nurmikkoground covered with grass
- pihanurmikkoground covered with grass
- aukeaopen space between woods
- metsäaukeaopen space between woods
- ruohikkoopen space between woods
- niittyopen space between woods
- musliinia type of linen or cotton fabric
- musliinipieces of such fabric
- musliinivaatean item of clothing made from the fabric
French gazon, pelouse
- gazonground covered with grass
- pelouseground covered with grass
- clairièreopen space between woods
German Rasen, Wiese
- Rasenground covered with grass
- Wieseground covered with grass
- Lichtungopen space between woods
Greek γκαζόν
- γκαζόν (gkazón)ground covered with grass
Hebrew דֶּשֶׁא
- דֶּשֶׁא (déshe)ground covered with grass
Hindi लॉन, घास का मैदान
- लॉन (lŏn)ground covered with grass
- घास का मैदान (ghās kā maidān)ground covered with grass
Hungarian gyep, pázsit
- gyepground covered with grass
- pázsitground covered with grass
Icelandic grasflöt, grasblettur
- grasflötground covered with grass
- grasbletturground covered with grass
Indonesian halaman rumput, rumput
- halaman rumputground covered with grass
- rumputground covered with grass
- halamanground covered with grass
- halaman rumputopen space between woods
Irish plásóg, plásóg fhéir
- plásógground covered with grass
- plásóg fhéirground covered with grass
- léanaground covered with grass
- báinseachground covered with grass
- faicheground covered with grass
- péirlína type of linen or cotton fabric
Italian prato, radura
- pratoground covered with grass
- raduraopen space between woods
Japanese 芝生, ローン
- 芝生 (shibafu)ground covered with grass
- ローン (rōn)a type of linen or cotton fabric
- 寒冷紗 (kanreisha)a type of linen or cotton fabric
Korean 풀밭, 초지
- 풀밭 (pulbat)ground covered with grass
- 초지 (choji)ground covered with grass
- 잔디밭 (jandibat)ground covered with grass
- 숲 속 공터 (sup sok gongteo)open space between woods
- 론 (ron)a type of linen or cotton fabric
- 한랭사 (hallaengsa)a type of linen or cotton fabric
Latin virectum
- virectumground covered with grass
Latvian mauriņš
- mauriņšground covered with grass
Lithuanian veja
- vejaground covered with grass
Malay rumput, halaman rumput
- rumputground covered with grass
- halaman rumputground covered with grass
- halamanground covered with grass
Norwegian Bokmål gressplen, plen
- gressplenground covered with grass
- plenground covered with grass
Polish trawnik
- trawnikground covered with grass
Portuguese gramado, relvado
- gramadoground covered with grass
- relvadoground covered with grass
- clareiraopen space between woods
Romanian peluză
- peluzăground covered with grass
Russian газо́н, лужа́йка
- газо́н (gazón)ground covered with grass
- лужа́йка (lužájka)ground covered with grass
- опу́шка (opúška)open space between woods
- поля́на (poljána)open space between woods
- лужа́йка (lužájka)open space between woods
Slovak trávnik
- trávnikground covered with grass
Spanish césped, grama
- céspedground covered with grass
- gramaground covered with grass
- pastoground covered with grass
- zacateground covered with grass
- claroopen space between woods
Swahili ua, ua
- uaground covered with grass
- uaopen space between woods
Swedish gräsmatta
- gräsmattaground covered with grass
Thai สนาม, สนามหญ้า
- สนาม (sà-nǎam)ground covered with grass
- สนามหญ้า (sà-nǎam-yâa)ground covered with grass
Turkish çimen, keten bezi
- çimenground covered with grass
- keten bezia type of linen or cotton fabric
Ukrainian газо́н, лужо́к
- газо́н (hazón)ground covered with grass
- лужо́к (lužók)ground covered with grass
- галя́вина (haljávyna)open space between woods
Urdu لان, گھاس کا مَیدان
- لان (lān)ground covered with grass
- گھاس کا مَیدان (ghās kā maidān)ground covered with grass
Vietnamese bãi cỏ
- bãi cỏground covered with grass
Welsh lawnt, lliain main
- lawntground covered with grass
- lliain maina type of linen or cotton fabric
- blianta type of linen or cotton fabric
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lawn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawn
“lawn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawn. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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