Lawn mower
- Lawn Lawn (l[add]n), n. [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath,
moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place,
llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan
territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath,
moor.]
1. An open space between woods. --Milton.
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``Orchard lawns and bowery hollows.'' --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. [1913 Webster]
{Lawn mower}, a machine for clipping the short grass of lawns.
{Lawn tennis}, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis court. See {Tennis}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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lawn mower — also lawn mower, 1853 as a type of machine to cut grass, from LAWN (Cf. lawn) (1) + MOWER (Cf. mower) … Etymology dictionary
lawn mower — n. a hand propelled or power driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn … English World dictionary
lawn mower — lawn .mower n a machine that you use to cut grass … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lawn mower — A typical modern gasoline powered push mower. A riding mower or ride on … Wikipedia
lawn mower — n. to operate, work a lawn mower * * * work a lawn mower to operate … Combinatory dictionary
lawn-mower — noun A lawnmower. Nature of rubbish, almost entirely small pieces of grass as found in the box of a lawn mower … Wiktionary
lawn mower — lawn mow|er [ lɔn ,mour ] noun count a machine used to cut grass … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lawn mower — lawn′ mow er n. cvb a machine for cutting grass • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
lawn mower — noun garden tool for mowing grass on lawns • Syn: ↑mower • Derivationally related forms: ↑mow (for: ↑mower) • Hypernyms: ↑garden tool, ↑lawn tool … Useful english dictionary
lawn mower — a hand operated or motor driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn. Also called mower. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
