sward

sward  (swôrd) also swarth (swôr)

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

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) to cover or become covered with grass

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

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"

Translations

sward [swɔːd] N (liter) → césped m

sward

n (obs, poet) → Rasen m