sward

sward

 (swôrd) also swarth (swôrth)

n.

1. Land covered with grassy turf.

2. A lawn or meadow.

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[Middle English, from Old English sweard, skin.]

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sward

(swɔːd)

n

(Botany) turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass

vb

(Botany) to cover or become covered with grass

[Old English sweard skin; related to Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle High German swart hide]

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sward

(swɔrd)

n.

1. the grassy surface of land; turf.

2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass.

[before 900; Old English sweard skin, rind, c. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German swarde scalp, Old Norse svǫrthr scalp, walrus hide]

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sward

- The rind of bacon or pork.

See also related terms for rind.

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sward

Past participle: swarded
Gerund: swarding

Imperative

sward

sward

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Sward

Turf. One early writer described it as being formed of thousands of wire-like fibrous roots interwoven in every direction.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sward - surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots greensward, sod, turf divot - a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club) land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

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Translations

sward

[swɔːd] N (liter) → césped m

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sward

n (obs, poet) → Rasen m

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