LAUND

Etymology

Noun

laund (plural launds)

(archaic) A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.

Anagrams

• Lunda, dunal, ulnad

Source: Wiktionary


Laund (lalnd), n. Etym: [See Lawn of grass.]

Definition: A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade. [Obs.] In a laund upon an hill of flowers. Chaucer. Through this laund anon the deer will come. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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