lawn /lɔːn/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •a piece of ground by a house where grass is grown and kept short and even •(historical) An open space between woods. •A type of thin linen or cotton fabric tightly woven of fine threads. (Traditionally expensive and luxurious in centuries past.)The stream had trickled over her chin and stained the purity of her lawn death robe. — 1897 •[in the plural] Pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop. •An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists. •(no longer used) A piece of clothing made from lawn. verb1 •To furnish with a lawn. formslawned · lawning · lawns
