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new-mown

new-mown

1 6.1
Recently cut grass or hay that still smells fresh
  • adjective
  • /nuː moʊn/
translation icon : recién cortado
  • Though it may not be so obvious as in the case of optical stimuli, the "pattern" is involved in the reception of every stimulus, whether it be the sound of a buzzer, the feel of velvet, the smell of new-mown hay, or the taste of vinegar.
  • new-mown grass
  • new-mown hay

Examples

  • He disliked the smell of it, the heat of it, the ripe spread of new-mown hay.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Walking through the field, I enjoyed the fresh aroma of new-mown hay on a sunny afternoon.

  • "You smell like a new-mown lawn," she told me.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The neighbors brought covered dishes and covered words to the house and stood in new-mown grass by the gravesite.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • My eyes burned, and I smelled the faint odor of new-mown hay.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • There was a peculiar fragrance about Delphaeus, a scent of new-mown hay.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He hugged me, and he smelled like new-mown grass, and his whiskers scratched my cheeks, and I felt that nothing could ever hurt me.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Time-frame shifted drunkenly, as insensitive to circumstance as his backside was numb to the damp coolness of the new-mown grass.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The scent of new-mown grass filled the air after the gardeners finished their work.

  • After the rain, the park was lush with new-mown grass, inviting everyone to enjoy the outdoors.

Synonyms

mown
vsnew-mown
1 2.3

Grass that has been cut by a machine or tool

calls attention to being cut very recently
cut
vsnew-mown
1 1.0

Trimmed or mown grass ready to gather

means the same action but done very recently

Antonyms

52 3.4

Covered with plants that grow out of control

How Fresh

new-mown
1 6.1
mown
1 2.3
unmown
1 6.1

Surface Forms

new-mown positive

Morphology

new-mown = new + mown (transparent) = new + mown

The meaning is a direct combination of 'new' (recent) + 'mown' (cut), so learners can infer 'recently cut'.

Etymology

New-mown comes from the simple parts new ('recent') and mown, the past form of mow and the same part you see in mower, meaning 'cut'. So new-mown describes grass or hay that has just been cut, and you can remember it by the fresh, sweet smell of newly cut grass.