Definition of "greensward" []

• Ground that is green with grass; turf. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "That there are not more acres of greensward is regrettable."
• "The greensward is the canvas, the house or some other prominent point is the central figure, the planting completes the composition and adds the color."
• "A hurdy-gurdy furnished the music and the greensward was their ballroom floor."