Thesaurus: sward

Related headwords

Definitions

1. n. Skin; covering.
2. n. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf.
3. v. t. & i. To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward.
4. n. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
5. 1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf. The sward was trim as any garden lawn. Tennyson. Sward pork, bacon in large fitches. [Prov. Eng.] To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward. Mortimer.
6. To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward.Mortimer.
7. n:100 n surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots