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MOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mown mean? 

MOWN (adjective)
  The adjective MOWN has 1 sense:

1. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machineplay

  Familiarity information: MOWN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOWN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

Synonyms:

cut; mown

Context example:

the smell of newly mown hay

Similar:

new-mown (newly mown)

Domain category:

botany; flora; vegetation (all the plant life in a particular region or period)

Antonym:

unmown ((used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine)


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