Meadow Definition

mĕdō
meadows
noun
meadows
A piece of grassland, esp. one used as a pasture or for growing grass for hay.
Webster's New World
Low, level grassland near a stream, lake, etc.
Webster's New World

A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay; an area of low-lying vegetation, especially near a river.

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Singular:
meadow
Plural:
meadows

Origin of Meadow

  • Old English mÇ£dwe, inflected form of mÇ£d (see mead), from Proto-Germanic *mÄ“dwō (compare West Frisian miede, dialectal Dutch made, dialectal German Matte (“mountain pasture")), from Proto-Indo-European *hâ‚‚met- "˜to mow, reap' (compare Welsh medi, Latin metere, Ancient Greek ámÄ“tos (“reaping")), englargement of *hâ‚‚meh₁-. More at mow.

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  • Middle English medwe, medoue from Old English mǣdwe oblique case of mǣd mē-4 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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