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greensward

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green·sward  (grnswôrd)
n.
Ground that is green with grass; turf.
greensward [ˈgriːnˌswɔːd]
n
Archaic or literary fresh green turf or an area of such turf
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.greenswardgreensward - surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
sod, sward, 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"
Translations
greensward [ˈgriːnswɔːd] N (poet) → césped m


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) than those which your April greensward gives your cows to browse upon; while I, a poet, am hooted, and shiver, and owe twelve sous, and the soles of my shoes are so transparent, that they might serve as glasses for your lantern
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
But he saw nothing outside--within he saw a patch of greensward surrounded by a matted mass of gorgeous tropical plants and flowers, and, above, the waving foliage of mighty trees, and, over all, the blue of an equatorial sky.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
About half a mile beyond Highbury, making a sudden turn, and deeply shaded by elms on each side, it became for a considerable stretch very retired; and when the young ladies had advanced some way into it, they had suddenly perceived at a small distance before them, on a broader patch of greensward by the side, a party of gipsies.
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