MEADOW


Meaning of MEADOW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-(ˌ)dō ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English medwe, from Old English mǣdwe, oblique case form of mǣd; akin to Old English māwan to mow — more at mow

Date: before 12th century

: land in or predominantly in grass ; especially : a tract of moist low-lying usually level grassland

• mead·owy ˈme-də-wē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.