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   Sward

   /swôrd/

   

   noun

   • 1. an expanse of short grass.
   • ▪ the upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass.

   Word Origin Old Englishsweard ‘skin’. The sense ‘upper layer of soil’ developed in late Middle English (at first in phrases such as sward of the earth).

   Derivatives

   • 1. swarded adjective

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   What does sward mean?

   • sward (swôrd), n. turf. a growth of grass. Botany to cover with sward or turf. Botany to become covered with sward. bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English sweard skin, rind; cognate with German Schwarte rind, Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle Dutch swaerde skin Synonyms: turf, sod, lawn, grass, green, more...

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   Where does the noun sward come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun sward is in the Old English period (pre-1150). sward is a word inherited from Germanic. sward, n. Old English–

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   What does Siward mean?

   • Siward as a name for boys is of Old English origin, and the name Siward means "ssea guardian; victory guardian". Siward is a variant form of Seward (Old English). Siward Fynn (S.F.), ..

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   What does southward mean?

   • South means towards the south, or positioned to the south of a place or thing. The army moved south., The hurricane hit Florida just south of Miami. Southward or southwards means towards the south. They flew southward., We decided on the southward route. Copyright © 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

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   Definition of sward noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. the grassy surface of land; turf. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. verb (used with object) to cover with sward or turf. verb (used without object) to become covered with sward. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip. AnyClip Product Demo 2022.

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   1. the grassy surface of land; turf. 2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. transitive verb. 3. to cover with sward or turf. intransitive verb. 4. to become covered with sward. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

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   turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass. vb. to cover or become covered with grass. Etymology: Old English sweard skin; related to Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle High German swart hide. 'sward' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): greensward - sod - swarth. Synonyms: turf, sod, lawn, grass, green, more...

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   What does the noun sward mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sward , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   sward. noun. These are words and phrases related to sward. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of sward. FIELD. Synonyms. field. meadow. grassland. pasture. grazing land. lea. mead. lawn. green. common. yard. acreage. heath. clearing. LAWN. Synonyms. lawn. grass. yard. greensward. grassy ground. glade.

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   sward / ˈ swoɚd/ noun. plural swards. Britannica Dictionary definition of SWARD. [count, noncount] literary. : an area of land covered with grass. SWARD meaning: an area of land covered with grass.