sward land

  • 1Sward — Sward, n. [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries. swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. sv[ o]r?r skin, sward of the earth.] 1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Sward pork — Sward Sward, n. [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries. swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. sv[ o]r?r skin, sward of the earth.] 1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. The grassy surface of land; that part of… …

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  • 3Sward-cutter — Sward cut ter, n. (a) A plow for turning up grass land. (b) A lawn mower. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4sward — [swo:d US swo:rd] n literary an area of land covered with grass …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5sward — /swawrd/, n. 1. the grassy surface of land; turf. 2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. v.t. 3. to cover with sward or turf. v.i. 4. to become covered with sward. [bef. 900; ME (n.); OE sweard skin, rind; c. G Schwarte rind, OFris swarde scalp …

    Universalium

  • 6sward — noun /swɔː(ɹ)d/ a) A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod. ...the trees began to thin and the sward to spread out onto a broad, green lawn, where five cows lay in the sunshine... b) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or …

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  • 7sward — /swɔd / (say swawd) noun 1. the grassy surface of land; turf. 2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. –verb (t) 3. to cover with sward or turf. –verb (i) 4. to become covered with sward. {Middle English; Old English sweard skin} …

  • 8sward — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweard, swearth skin, rind; akin to Middle High German swart skin, hide Date: 15th century 1. a portion of ground covered with grass 2. the grassy surface of land • swarded adjective …

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  • 9sward — noun (C) literary a piece of grassy land …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10sward — n grass, turf, sod, artificial grass, Trademark. Astroturf; greensward, grassplot, patch of grass, green, grassy land; lawn, grounds, gardens, grassland, field, meadow, Archaic. mead; village green, common, quadrangle, Inf. quad, mall, park …

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