meadow
meadow definition
meadow (med′ō)
noun
- a piece of grassland, esp. one used as a pasture or whose grass is grown for use as hay
- low, level grassland near a stream, lake, etc.
Etymology: ME medow < OE mædwe, oblique case of mæd < Gmc *mædwa- < IE base *mē-, to mow
Related Forms:
- meadowy mead′·owy adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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