Sward vs. Lawn — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sward and Lawn
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Sward
Sward or Swärd may refer to: Christian Swärd (born 1987), professional Swedish ice hockey player Marcia P. Sward (1939–2008), American mathematician and nonprofit organization administrator Melinda Sward (born 1979), American actress known for her portrayal of Pretty Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions Robert Sward (born 1933), American and Canadian poet and novelistSward can also refer to the dense vegetation of an area of grassland or meadow.
Lawn
A lawn is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which are maintained at a short height with a lawnmower (or sometimes grazing animals) and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes. Lawns are usually composed only of grass species, subject to weed and pest control, maintained in a green color (e.g., by watering), and are regularly mowed to ensure an acceptable length.
Sward
Land covered with grassy turf.
Lawn
A plot of grass, usually tended or mowed, as one around a residence or in a park.
Sward
A lawn or meadow.
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Lawn
A light, finely woven, cotton or linen fabric.
Sward
(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.
Lawn
An open space between woods.
Sward
(countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
Lawn
Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
Sward
The upper layer of the ground, especially when vegetation is growing on it.
Lawn
(biology) An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists.
Sward
The rind of bacon or pork; also, the outer covering or skin of something.
Lawn
(uncountable) A type of thin linen or cotton.
Sward
(Philippines) A homosexual man.
Thesaurus:male homosexual
Lawn
(in the plural) Pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop.
Sward
(transitive) To cover (ground, etc.) with sward.
Lawn
A piece of clothing made from lawn.
Sward
(intransitive) Of ground, etc.: to be covered with sward; to develop a covering of sward.
Lawn
An open space between woods.
"Orchard lawns and bowery hollows."
Sward
Skin; covering.
Lawn
Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
Sward
The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf.
The sward was trim as any garden lawn.
Lawn
A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively, stands for the office itself.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.
Sward
To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward.
Lawn
A field of cultivated and mowed grass
Sward
Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots
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