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sward

[ swawrd ]

noun

  1. the grassy surface of land; turf.
  2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with sward or turf.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become covered with sward.

sward

/ ²õ·Éɔ˻å /

noun

  1. turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cover or become covered with grass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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A boardwalk leads visitors deep into the woods; mown swards direct footsteps up, over and through the Earth Garden; and steppingstone boulders navigate a stream.

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Not long now: The teams are out on the Turf Moor sward going through the last of the pre-match formalities.

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Not long now: The teams are out on the Camp Nou sward and going through the last of the pre-match formalities.

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Not long now: Burnley’s players give their Liverpool counterparts, the Premier League champions, a guard of honour as they march out on to the Anfield sward with You’ll Never Walk Alone playing over the Tannoy.

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And then they were standing on the true path: a swath of green sward running through the grey wood.

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