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Meanings of greensward in English

Spanish
césped

Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.

        césped
        Usage of greensward in English
        1
        The high fence kept children off the greensward where the canal flowed.
        The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
        2
        The air without was filled with the trampling of hoofbeats on greensward.
        The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
        3
        He saw nothing but the wide greensward where the children were playing.
        Casanova's Homecoming
        4
        The greensward between the curtain walls was filled with livestock and fowl.
        Oracle's Queen
        5
        It is the beloved of the greensward, the bride of the grassy borders.
        Romance of the Rabbit
        6
        At the south end of the greensward there was an opening.
        The lord of the rings
        7
        Here and there glow-worms twinkled on the edges of the greensward.
        Fromont and Risler — Volume 2
        8
        With sudden resolution I walked over a twinkling greensward and rang the bell.
        Greener Than You Think
        9
        He walked rapidly and the sweep of greensward between them widened.
        Lewis Rand
        10
        They were separated by a space of twenty feet, laid out as greensward.
        The Financier: A Novel
        11
        Mrs. Carey took Nancy's outstretched hands and was pulled up from the greensward.
        Mother Carey's Chickens
        12
        The others wandered about the greensward and along the alleys.
        Casanova's Homecoming
        13
        Wherever the greensward nourished, there grew pink-tipped daisies and kindred flowers of the wild.
        North of Fifty-Three
        14
        He rose to his feet, and began to pace the greensward before the door.
        To Have and to Hold
        15
        Those who possess good voices sing, and the young folks dance on the greensward.
        Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
        16
        On reaching the church, Arthur leapt lightly to the greensward.
        Legends of Vancouver
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        Spanish
        césped
        Greensward through the time
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