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- Dictionarysward/swɔːd/
noun
- 1. an expanse of short grass. literary
- 2. the upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass.
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SWARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of sward in English. sward. noun [ C ] literary uk / swɔːd / us / swɔːrd / Add to word list. an area covered with grass. Synonym. turf. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses. alpine tundra. brush. bush. Bushman. desert. dust bowl. heathland.
Definition of sward noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : a portion of ground covered with grass. 2. : the grassy surface of land. swarded. ˈswȯr-dəd. adjective. Did you know? Sward sprouted from the Old English sweard or swearth, meaning "skin" or "rind." It was originally used as a term for the skin of the body before being extended to another surface—that of the earth's.
SWARD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of sward in English. sward. noun [ C ] literary us / swɔːrd / uk / swɔːd / Add to word list. an area covered with grass. Synonym. turf. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses. alpine tundra. brush. bush. Bushman. desert. dust bowl.
Sward definition: the grassy surface of land; turf.. See examples of SWARD used in a sentence.
noun. 1. turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass. verb. 2. to cover or become covered with grass. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Old English sweard skin; related to Old Frisian swarde scalp, Middle High German swart hide. Word Frequency. sward in American English. (swɔrd ) noun. 1.
n. 1. the grassy surface of land; turf. 2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. [before 900; Old English sweard skin, rind, c. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German swarde scalp, Old Norse svǫrthr scalp, walrus hide]
sward. /swɔrd/. IPA guide. Other forms: swards. Definitions of sward. noun. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots. synonyms: greensward, sod, turf. see more.
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verb. swards. To cover with sward. Webster's New World. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Sward. Noun. Singular: sward. Plural: swards. Origin of Sward. Middle English from Old English sweard skin.
