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Source: gcide
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.

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

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Source: gcide
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.

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"Orchard lawns and bowery hollows." --Tennyson.

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

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{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}.

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Source: wn
lawn
n : a field of cultivated and mowed grass

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Source: moby thes
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "lawn":
Astroturf, artificial turf, bowling green, common, fairway,
golf course, golf links, grassplot, green, greensward, greenyard,
grounds, park, putting green, sod, sward, turf, village green


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Source: vera
LAWN
Local Area Wireless Network


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Source: foldoc
LAWN

{wireless local area network}


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Source: gazetteer
Lawn, TX (town, FIPS 41872)
Location: 32.13623 N, 99.74997 W
Population (1990): 358 (159 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79530

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Source: gaz place
Lawn, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000): 353
Housing Units (2000): 162
Land area (2000): 0.564349 sq. miles (1.461656 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.564349 sq. miles (1.461656 sq. km)
FIPS code: 41872
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.135405 N, 99.748066 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79530
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Lawn, TX
Lawn

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