Sward

Alternative forms

 * swarth
 * swart

Etymology
From sweard:

Noun

 * 1)  A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.
 * 2)  An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
 * 3) * 1890: Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company
 * ...the trees began to thin and the sward to spread out onto a broad, green lawn, where five cows lay in the sunshine...
 * 1) * 1918: Booth Tarkington, The Magnificent Ambersons
 * Only where George stood was there left a sward as of yore; the great, level, green lawn that served for both the Major's house and his daughter's.

Synonyms

 * (earth into which grass has grown): grass, turf, sod
 * (land covered with grass): clearing, field, greensward, lawn, meadow, yard

Derived terms

 * greensward

Translations

 * French: gazon
 * Italian: erba, zolla


 * Romanian: gazon, iarbă, pajiște
 * Russian:


 * French: pelouse
 * Italian: prato


 * Romanian: iarbă
 * Russian: газон,

Anagrams

 * draws
 * wards