lawn
[lɒ:n]
n. 草, 草坪, 等麻布

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lawn
[ noun ]
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
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Lawn \Lawn\ (l[add]n), n. [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath,
moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place,
llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan
territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath,
moor.]
1. An open space between woods. --Milton.

``Orchard lawns and bowery hollows.'' --Tennyson.

2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered
with grass kept closely mown.

{Lawn mower}, a machine for clipping the short grass of
lawns.

{Lawn tennis}, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the
open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis
court. See {Tennis}.


Lawn \Lawn\, n. [Earlier laune lynen, i. e., lawn linen; prob.
from the town Laon in France.]
A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather
open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's
official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively,
stands for the office itself.

A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.