a field of cultivated and mowed grass
"After watering their lawn, they sat on the patio watching the bees pollinate the flowers growing in its center."
An open space between woods.
"The vintage shirt was made from a lightweight lawn that felt cool against her skin in the summer heat."
A type of thin linen or cotton.
In plain English: A lawn is a large area of short grass that people grow and keep neat outside their houses.
"The children played tag on the green lawn all afternoon."
Usage: A lawn refers to a stretch of grass kept short and trimmed in a yard or garden, not a fabric made of linen or cotton. Use this term when describing an outdoor area for mowing rather than a textile material.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
"My cousins moved to Lawn last year to be closer to my grandparents' farm in Newfoundland."
The word "lawn" entered Middle English as launde, borrowed from the Old French term for a heath or moorland. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *landą, which means simply "land."