From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lawn \Lawn\ (l[add]n), n. [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath,
moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place,
llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan
territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath,
moor.]
1. An open space between woods. --Milton.
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"Orchard lawns and bowery hollows." --Tennyson.
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2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered
with grass kept closely mown.
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{Lawn mower}, a machine for clipping the short grass of
lawns.
{Lawn tennis}, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the
open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis
court. See {Tennis}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tennis \Ten"nis\, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain
origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to
hold (see {Tenable}).]
A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in
motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.
--Shak.
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His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing
and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London.
--Macaulay.
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{Court tennis}, the old game of tennis as played within
walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished
from {lawn tennis}.
{Lawn tennis}. See under {Lawn}, n.
{Tennis court}, a place or court for playing the game of
tennis. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lawn tennis
n 1: a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a
ball back and forth over a net that divides the court [syn:
{tennis}, {lawn tennis}]
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