Definition of sward Sward

/swɔˈɹd/ - [sword] - sward

We found 8 definitions of sward from 5 different sources.

What does sward mean?

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Noun
sward - surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
		turf, sod, greensward
		soil, ground, land the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

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Wiktionary

sward (Noun)
A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.
sward (Noun)
An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

sward (n.)
Skin; covering.
sward (n.)
The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf.
sward (v. t. & i.)
To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

sward
swawrd, n. the grassy surface of land: green turf—also Swarth.—v.t. to cover with sward.—adjs. Sward′ed, Sward′y, covered with sward. [A.S. sweard; Dut. zwoord, Ger. schwarte.]

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sward, verb, present, 1st person singular of sward (infinitive).
sward, verb (infinitive).
sward, noun, singular of swards.

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