Meaning
Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landąder.? Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-der. Proto-Celtic *landāder.? Vulgar Latin *landa? Old French landebor. Middle English launde English laund English laune English lawn Early Modern English laune (“turf, grassy area”), alteration of laund (“glade”), from Middle English launde, from Old French lande (“heath, moor”), of Germanic or Gaulish origin, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”) or Proto-Celtic *landā, both from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Akin to Breton lann (“heath”), Old Norse & Old English land. Doublet of land and lande.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 6 recorded puzzles: