Sward

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sward \Sward\, n. [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries.
     swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. sv["o]r?r skin, sward
     of the earth.]
     1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is
        filled with the roots of grass; turf.
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              The sward was trim as any garden lawn. --Tennyson.
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     {Sward pork}, bacon in large fitches. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sward \Sward\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Swarding}.]
     To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward.
     --Mortimer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sward
       n : surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass
           roots [syn: {turf}, {sod}, {greensward}]