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Definition of Laund
1. n. A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade.
Definition of Laund
1. Noun. (archaic) a grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Laund
1. a glade [n -S] - See also: glade
Medical Definition of Laund
1. A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade. "In a laund upon an hill of flowers." (Chaucer) "Through this laund anon the deer will come." (Shak) See: Lawn of grass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laund
Literary usage of Laund
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1824)
"... one of the canons of laund abbey in Leicestershire, indicates at least that
he was considered accessible to his old acquaintances after he had attained ..."
2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1894)
"half a laund in ... and half a laund upon Overland ; and half a laund upon the
Ferns. To hold and to have of me and my heirs in pure and perpetual 1 The ..."
3. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1894)
"half a laund in ... and half a laund upon Overland ; and half a laund upon the
Ferns. To hold and to have of me and my heirs in pure and perpetual 1 The ..."
4. Sketches: Illustrative of the Topography and History of New and Old Sleaford by R. L. Wright, John Hughes, William Hughes, Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt (1825)
"Hitherto, we have considered the name of this place as Ashby alone, without its
adjunct of de-la-laund; and it appears to us that this addition was made to ..."
5. Materials for the History of the Church of Lancaster by William Oliver Roper, Chetham Society (1894)
"half a laund in ... and half a laund upon the Ferns. To hold and to have of me
and my heirs in pure and perpetual * The rest of the page has been torn off. ..."
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