Associations to the word «Sward»

Wiktionary

SWARD, noun. (uncountable) A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.
SWARD, noun. (countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
SWARD, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (dialect) Skin; covering.

Dictionary definition

SWARD, noun. Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.