lawn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass

WordNet

Lawn noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. An open space between woods. Milton.
    "Orchard lawns and bowery hollows." Tennyson.
  2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

Webster 1913