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greensward

[ green-swawrd ]

/ ˈgrinˌswɔrd /

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noun

green, grassy turf.

Origin of greensward

First recorded in 1590–1600; green + sward

OTHER WORDS FROM greensward

green·sward·ed, adjective

Words nearby greensward

greenspan, greenstick fracture, greenstone, greenstrip, greenstuff, greensward, greenth, greenville, greenwash, greenway, greenwich

Example sentences from the Web for greensward

The pursuit took him over the greensward to the bench built around the great catalpa.

Lewis Rand |Mary Johnston
Grand old forest-trees on either side make “a boundless contiguity of shade” over the greensward.

The Land of Thor |J. Ross Browne
He rose to his feet, and began to pace the greensward before the door.

To Have and To Hold |Mary Johnston
They brought their luncheons, and when the sun came out they picnicked on the greensward.

The Niagara River |Archer Butler Hulbert

A hurdy-gurdy furnished the music and the greensward was their ballroom floor.

Molly Brown's Orchard Home |Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for greensward

greensward

/ (ˈɡriːnˌswɔːd) /

noun

archaic, or literary fresh green turf or an area of such turf