a field of cultivated and mowed grass
A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at a low, even height.
Lawn is a Dutch Alternative-Indie Rock band. They have released two albums: Lawn-dro-mat (2000) and Backspace (2003). Their song Fix (from Backspace) includes a duet with Anneke van Giersbergen, the vocalist from fellow Dutch band The Gathering.
Fibre: Cotton Weave: Plain Characteristics: Word derived from Laon, a city in France, where linen lawn was manufactured extensively. Light weight, sheer, soft, washable. It is crispier than voile but not as crisp as organdy. Made with fine high count yarns, silky feel. ... A light, fine cloth made using carded or combed, linen or cotton yarns. The fabric has a crease-resistant, crisp finish. A continuous layer of bacteria on the surface of an agar medium. In biotechnology: a uniform and uninterrupted layer of bacterial growth, in which individual colonies cannot be observed. Sieves are usually made from bronze or stainless steel wires. They are available in varying degrees of fineness and sizes are quoted according to the size of the opening or in wires per inch. ... (lawn) (lawn, lahn) an area sown with a thick growth of a living substance. Bacteria immobilized in a nutrient agar, used as a field to test for the presence of viral particles. Lawn service (0 = no, 1 = yes), family income, lawn size, attitude toward activities (0 = unfavorable, 1 = favorable), number of teenagers, and age of head of household. (Chapter 14)
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