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noun lɔːnlɔn An area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house or park. she was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn mass noun a patch of lawn Example sentencesExamples - He's been trying to turn his patchy old front yard into a lawn since early spring.
- Rake over and re-seed bare patches on the lawn and sow new lawns by the end of September.
- Here's an excuse to let a section of lawn grow tall and go to hay, or plant some of it to alfalfa, red clover or oats.
- For a short stroll before dinner though, the lawns around the house are lovely.
- I'll never forget its shady walks and ancient trees, its soft green lawns and parterres bursting flowers.
- In my yard, several square yards of lawn disappear each year to make room for more rosebushes.
- More than 52,000 bulbs decorate their detached houses among spacious lawns in Northwich Road.
- And remember to water the new shoots regularly until the reseeded lawn is well established.
- If you are establishing a new lawn or landscaping, a soil test is strongly recommended.
- There is off-street parking for two cars in a front garden with a side lawn and mature shrubbery.
- So then after they took bath they came and thousands of them sat down on a big grass lawn.
- A big yard, with a lawn and garden, lots of windows, open plan, big patios, shady trees.
- There was a little park near her house with a big lawn and a few swings.
- A former tennis court to the east of the house was transformed into a croquet lawn.
- Mary walked up the sloping lawn of her back yard and met Todd standing by the stable.
- Outside, most of the grounds are grassland, bordered to the south by a burn with the gardens mainly lawn.
- The patch of ground she was sweeping is now a smart lawn rimmed with flowers and a vegetable garden.
- The neighbors have a right not to have our poorly tended lawn inflicted on them.
- It is the most shaded area of the garden so lawn was never going to be very successful.
- There are chipped pathways through flower beds, lawns and a patio area.
- It has nine bedrooms and is surrounded by more than 11 acres of lawn, gardens and mature woodland.
- Fourth, a well-kept lawn or park is a good thing round a nice house.
- The North American lawn as we know it has a more recent history, as well as a more prosaic one.
- Just a couple grubs per square foot are not a problem to an otherwise healthy lawn.
- Gardens with an extensive herbaceous border, feature lawns, rockery and Victorian kitchen garden.
- There is dual side access to the wonderfully private rear garden with large lawn, a raised deck area and patio area.
- Cut lawns regularly, once a week at least, when the grass is growing quickly.
- In general, avoid sowing seed of any annual grasses into a lawn of perennial grasses.
- Clay or sand, it is imperative that you remove the weeds and lawn from the bed before planting.
- All the houses had large lawns of grass in front of them, with a stone path linking the house with the sidewalk.
- We built a little palace in our garden, on what used to be the croquet lawn.
- If you are reseeding or sodding the lawn, the earlier you do it in the spring the better.
- This is flanked by an open-plan garden with large side lawns and flowerbeds.
- Scratch up the surface of any bare patches in the lawn using a garden fork or metal rake.
- Mow the lawn before you go, leaving short clippings on the lawn to feed back nutrients.
- At the moment the gardens are mainly in lawn with a patio area, mature trees and shrubs.
- The grounds are very well kept and the lawns are cut to a high standard.
- Through a stone entrance a tarmac driveway leads to the house which is surrounded by landscaped gardens and lawns.
- The lab results should identify problem areas with your lawn and offer solutions.
- You could use a herbicide that targets grassy weeds and that is safe for use on a St. Augustine lawn.
Derivatives adjective The rear garden, which is lawned and bordered by mature hedging, includes a spacious double garage with a remote control roller shutter and vehicular access. Example sentencesExamples - This large Scottish-baronial style house is surrounded by large lawned gardens, flower beds, a traditional kitchen garden and woodland.
- Where there were once rose beds and lawned areas up past Hermit Hole, there is now rough grass which is occasionally and halfheartedly mown and the cuttings left to rot.
- There are also lawned areas around the house with well-stocked mature borders and a variety of shrubs and trees.
- A much improved and spacious three bedroomed family house with good-sized sunny lawned rear garden.
- Part of the back garden is also lawned but most of the lawn is to the front of the property.
- Outside, there is a gravel drive, a lawned area and a shed.
- Behind the bungalow, a lawned area led down to a compost heap and a small ditch at the bottom of the garden.
- The gardens are well maintained and feature raised rookery flowerbeds at the front and a lawned area to the rear overlooking Blessington lake.
- Steps and cobbled walkways lead down through the gardens from the farmhouses to the lawned pool terrace.
- Outside, there is an extensive lawned garden with flowerbeds and hedges to the front.
- The imposing Victorian building was constructed in 1860 and is set in one-and-a-half acres of lawned gardens.
- Outside, the well maintained front garden is lawned and is bordered by a number of flower beds.
- Outside are extensive lawned gardens with superb views to the north western fells of the Lake District.
- Sadly this lawned area with its avenue of pollarded lime trees is split in half by the main Swindon-Salisbury road.
- There are terraces on the ground and first floors, plus a lawned garden with built-in irrigation system.
- The apartments will be situated in two blocks, one of which is five storeys and the other three, and will be set in lawned and paved landscaped gardens.
- The blocks were set well back from the road, surrounded by large lawned gardens behind black spiked railings and heavy iron gates.
- The property benefits from lawned gardens to front, side and rear and also a single garage.
- His desire was to have a large, level lawned area and that's just what he got.
- The grounds at the front and the back are extensively landscaped with mature trees, foliage, herbaceous borders, extensive lawned gardens and a paved patio area.
- There are 19 acres of lawned grounds with well-established trees and bushes.
- Outside, there is a lawned and railed front garden with mature hedging, while there is laneway access to a small patio garden to the rear.
- Now on sale for €820,000, this 1997-built town house has off-street parking to the front and a 38 ft lawned garden to the rear.
- It is a combination of the flat racecourse looking at its best in high summer, which is what it is designed for, with a chance for people to enjoy the lawned areas.
adjective ˈlɔːniˈlɔni
Origin Mid 16th century: alteration of dialect laund 'glade, pasture', from Old French launde 'wooded district, heath', of Celtic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century. This is an alteration of dialect laund ‘glade, pasture’, from Old French launde ‘wooded district, heath’, of Celtic origin. The current use for short mown grass dates from the mid 18th century. The lawn (Middle English) that is a fine fabric is probably from Laon, the name of a city in France important for linen manufacture.
Rhymes adorn, born, borne, bourn, Braun, brawn, corn, dawn, drawn, faun, fawn, forborne, forewarn, forlorn, freeborn, lorn, morn, mourn, newborn, Norn, outworn, pawn, prawn, Quorn, sawn, scorn, Sean, shorn, spawn, suborn, sworn, thorn, thrawn, torn, Vaughan, warn, withdrawn, worn, yawn noun lɔːnlɔn mass nounA fine linen or cotton fabric used for making clothes. as modifier a white lawn shirt Example sentencesExamples - Spliced with a dash of crisp white linen or lawn cotton, though, it becomes sharp, chic and seductive.
- I can't visit without buying at least two printed cotton lawn quilts at give away prices.
- Her white lawn dress with sprigs of green flowers fit tightly at the waist and cascaded to the floor.
Derivatives adjective ˈlɔːniˈlɔni This situation is similar to a ball on a lawny ground where the ball cannot touch the ground due to the thick and dense lawn. Example sentencesExamples - ‘In front of the house is a lawny area where Sunny the horse spends his days.’
- Some vast ruins of the temple of Pluto stand on a lawny hill on one side of it, and are reflected in its windless mirror.
Origin Middle English: probably from Laon, the name of a city in France important for linen manufacture. nounlônlɔn An area of short, mown grass in a yard, garden, or park. she was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn mass noun a patch of lawn Example sentencesExamples - In general, avoid sowing seed of any annual grasses into a lawn of perennial grasses.
- For a short stroll before dinner though, the lawns around the house are lovely.
- If you are establishing a new lawn or landscaping, a soil test is strongly recommended.
- The patch of ground she was sweeping is now a smart lawn rimmed with flowers and a vegetable garden.
- All the houses had large lawns of grass in front of them, with a stone path linking the house with the sidewalk.
- There is dual side access to the wonderfully private rear garden with large lawn, a raised deck area and patio area.
- Cut lawns regularly, once a week at least, when the grass is growing quickly.
- And remember to water the new shoots regularly until the reseeded lawn is well established.
- Rake over and re-seed bare patches on the lawn and sow new lawns by the end of September.
- It is the most shaded area of the garden so lawn was never going to be very successful.
- We built a little palace in our garden, on what used to be the croquet lawn.
- Just a couple grubs per square foot are not a problem to an otherwise healthy lawn.
- If you are reseeding or sodding the lawn, the earlier you do it in the spring the better.
- Through a stone entrance a tarmac driveway leads to the house which is surrounded by landscaped gardens and lawns.
- At the moment the gardens are mainly in lawn with a patio area, mature trees and shrubs.
- The neighbors have a right not to have our poorly tended lawn inflicted on them.
- There was a little park near her house with a big lawn and a few swings.
- I'll never forget its shady walks and ancient trees, its soft green lawns and parterres bursting flowers.
- The lab results should identify problem areas with your lawn and offer solutions.
- In my yard, several square yards of lawn disappear each year to make room for more rosebushes.
- Fourth, a well-kept lawn or park is a good thing round a nice house.
- He's been trying to turn his patchy old front yard into a lawn since early spring.
- There is off-street parking for two cars in a front garden with a side lawn and mature shrubbery.
- The North American lawn as we know it has a more recent history, as well as a more prosaic one.
- The grounds are very well kept and the lawns are cut to a high standard.
- So then after they took bath they came and thousands of them sat down on a big grass lawn.
- Mow the lawn before you go, leaving short clippings on the lawn to feed back nutrients.
- It has nine bedrooms and is surrounded by more than 11 acres of lawn, gardens and mature woodland.
- Clay or sand, it is imperative that you remove the weeds and lawn from the bed before planting.
- Mary walked up the sloping lawn of her back yard and met Todd standing by the stable.
- Here's an excuse to let a section of lawn grow tall and go to hay, or plant some of it to alfalfa, red clover or oats.
- Outside, most of the grounds are grassland, bordered to the south by a burn with the gardens mainly lawn.
- A big yard, with a lawn and garden, lots of windows, open plan, big patios, shady trees.
- This is flanked by an open-plan garden with large side lawns and flowerbeds.
- You could use a herbicide that targets grassy weeds and that is safe for use on a St. Augustine lawn.
- There are chipped pathways through flower beds, lawns and a patio area.
- A former tennis court to the east of the house was transformed into a croquet lawn.
- More than 52,000 bulbs decorate their detached houses among spacious lawns in Northwich Road.
- Gardens with an extensive herbaceous border, feature lawns, rockery and Victorian kitchen garden.
- Scratch up the surface of any bare patches in the lawn using a garden fork or metal rake.
Origin Mid 16th century: alteration of dialect laund ‘glade, pasture’, from Old French launde ‘wooded district, heath’, of Celtic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century. nounlônlɔn A fine linen or cotton fabric used for making clothes. as modifier a white lawn shirt Example sentencesExamples - Her white lawn dress with sprigs of green flowers fit tightly at the waist and cascaded to the floor.
- Spliced with a dash of crisp white linen or lawn cotton, though, it becomes sharp, chic and seductive.
- I can't visit without buying at least two printed cotton lawn quilts at give away prices.
Origin Middle English: probably from Laon, the name of a city in France important for linen manufacture. |