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sward
[ swawrd ]
noun
- the grassy surface of land; turf.
- a stretch of turf; a growth of grass.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with sward or turf.
verb (used without object)
- to become covered with sward.
sward
/ swɔːd /
noun
- turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass
verb
- to cover or become covered with grass
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- under·sward noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sward1
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English sweard skin, rind; cognate with German Schwarte rind, Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle Dutch swaerde skin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sward1
Old English sweard skin; related to Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle High German swart hide
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Example Sentences
The crowd disposed itself on the fringe of the sward, and the duellists went forward, and set about the preparations.
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At length breathing more freely, he reached the green sward, water side and loneliness.
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The finer the soil is before seed is sown the better will be the sward you grow on it.
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If a rake is used, let it be one with blunt teeth that will not tear the sward.
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Turpin's quick eye ranged over the spreading sward in front of the ancient priory, and his brow became contracted.
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