Greensward...
Greensward...
..., I've decided, is going to be my favourite word for a bit. But how big does it have to be to be called a greensward?
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Re: Greensward...
The online dictionaries are not helping me - not even the splendid Oxford English. The answer from me is - dunno
Re: Greensward...
According to my 2 volume Shorter English Dictionary; Greensward, 1600, Turf on which grass is growing.
So a lawn
So a lawn
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Re: Greensward...
Here y'are Flo
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/greensward
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/greensward
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