Definition of sward in English:

sward

noun swɔːdswɔrd

1literary An expanse of short grass.
2Farming
The upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass.
Example sentencesExamples
- Farmers tell him that livestock graze the sward very tightly so there is no wastage.
- Thus the potential nutritive value of uncut silage swards is limited, and the emphasis must now be on conserving them as an edible feedstuff.
- This reduces the proportion of grass in the brassica-grass sward, which is not always advantageous.
- The standing sward of rye, clovers, and fescues is increasingly varied with herbs like dock and comfrey, which help pull nutrients up from the subsoil.
- He also says that the prairie includes ‘waving ground, necessarily of good soil, from the beautiful sward of grass rising from it.’

Derivatives

swarded

adjective

Who could endure without fear if he saw the stars of heaven and the firmament itself rushing down and falling before him on the swarded surface of the earth?
Example sentencesExamples
- Silent, with heads uncovered, the travelers, nearer approaching, Knelt on the swarded floor, and joined in the evening devotions.

Origin

Old English sweard 'skin'. The sense 'upper layer of soil' developed in late Middle English (at first in phrases such as sward of the earth).

Rhymes

aboard, abroad, accord, afford, applaud, award, bawd, board, broad, chord, Claude, cord, ford, fraud, gaud, Gawd, hoard, horde, laud, lord, maraud, milord, sword, toward, unawed, unexplored, unrestored, ward

Definition of sward in US English:

sward

nounswɔrdswôrd

1An expanse of short grass.
1. 1.1Farming The upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The standing sward of rye, clovers, and fescues is increasingly varied with herbs like dock and comfrey, which help pull nutrients up from the subsoil.
  Thus the potential nutritive value of uncut silage swards is limited, and the emphasis must now be on conserving them as an edible feedstuff.
  Farmers tell him that livestock graze the sward very tightly so there is no wastage.
  This reduces the proportion of grass in the brassica-grass sward, which is not always advantageous.
  He also says that the prairie includes ‘waving ground, necessarily of good soil, from the beautiful sward of grass rising from it.’

Origin

Old English sweard ‘skin’. The sense ‘upper layer of soil’ developed in late Middle English (at first in phrases such as sward of the earth).

单词	sward
释义	Definition of sward in English: sward noun swɔːdswɔrd 1literary An expanse of short grass. 2Farming The upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass. Example sentencesExamples Farmers tell him that livestock graze the sward very tightly so there is no wastage. Thus the potential nutritive value of uncut silage swards is limited, and the emphasis must now be on conserving them as an edible feedstuff. This reduces the proportion of grass in the brassica-grass sward, which is not always advantageous. The standing sward of rye, clovers, and fescues is increasingly varied with herbs like dock and comfrey, which help pull nutrients up from the subsoil. He also says that the prairie includes ‘waving ground, necessarily of good soil, from the beautiful sward of grass rising from it.’ Derivatives swarded adjective Who could endure without fear if he saw the stars of heaven and the firmament itself rushing down and falling before him on the swarded surface of the earth? Example sentencesExamples Silent, with heads uncovered, the travelers, nearer approaching, Knelt on the swarded floor, and joined in the evening devotions. Origin Old English sweard 'skin'. The sense 'upper layer of soil' developed in late Middle English (at first in phrases such as sward of the earth). Rhymes aboard, abroad, accord, afford, applaud, award, bawd, board, broad, chord, Claude, cord, ford, fraud, gaud, Gawd, hoard, horde, laud, lord, maraud, milord, sword, toward, unawed, unexplored, unrestored, ward Definition of sward in US English: sward nounswɔrdswôrd 1An expanse of short grass. 1.1Farming The upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass. Example sentencesExamples The standing sward of rye, clovers, and fescues is increasingly varied with herbs like dock and comfrey, which help pull nutrients up from the subsoil. Thus the potential nutritive value of uncut silage swards is limited, and the emphasis must now be on conserving them as an edible feedstuff. Farmers tell him that livestock graze the sward very tightly so there is no wastage. This reduces the proportion of grass in the brassica-grass sward, which is not always advantageous. He also says that the prairie includes ‘waving ground, necessarily of good soil, from the beautiful sward of grass rising from it.’ Origin Old English sweard ‘skin’. The sense ‘upper layer of soil’ developed in late Middle English (at first in phrases such as sward of the earth).
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