1
archaic
: an open space between woods : glade
2
: ground (as around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with grass and is kept mowed
3
: a relatively even layer of bacteria covering the surface of a culture medium
: a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave that is thinner than cambric
lawny
adjective
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The concessions include allowing San Diego High School students to park for free, and making quarterly and annual passes available for frequent park users who play bridge, lawn bowl or participate in other activities.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
His house bears all the hallmarks of a Vegas retirement refuge—a rock garden, a brilliant-green turf lawn, a view of the Strip across the Mojave Desert.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Guests can stroll to the winery patio to enjoy by-the-glass specials, vineyard views, lawn games, and fried chicken sandwiches from local favorite MJ Heritage Farms to kick off a Calistoga weekend.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Later, the Trumps are set to join the king, queen and Starmer, as well as United States and British military families, for a ceremony on the castle's east lawn.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The concessions include allowing San Diego High School students to park for free, and making quarterly and annual passes available for frequent park users who play bridge, lawn bowl or participate in other activities.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
His house bears all the hallmarks of a Vegas retirement refuge—a rock garden, a brilliant-green turf lawn, a view of the Strip across the Mojave Desert.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Guests can stroll to the winery patio to enjoy by-the-glass specials, vineyard views, lawn games, and fried chicken sandwiches from local favorite MJ Heritage Farms to kick off a Calistoga weekend.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Lawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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lawn
1 of 2 noun
ˈlȯn 
ˈlän
: ground covered with grass that is kept mowed
lawn
2 of 2 noun
: a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric
Etymology
Noun
Middle English launde "an open space between woods," from early French lande "land overgrown with shrubs"; of Celtic origin
Noun
Middle English lawn "a sheer fabric," probably from Laon, a town in France where linen was made
Medical Definition
lawn
noun
: a relatively even layer of bacteria covering the surface of a culture medium
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