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laund (plural launds)
(archaic) A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.
• 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States