Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
- noun Archaic A yard, garden, or paddock.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hoop or band.
- noun A close; a yard; a garden.
- noun A dam or weir for catching fish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. A hoop or band.
- noun A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
- noun A dam or weir for catching fish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
grassy quadrangle surrounded bycloisters - noun A
clearing in thewoods ; as such, part of manyplacenames in northernEngland - noun paganism A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith
Heathenry . - noun paganism A word for a location or sacred space, as used in ritual and poetry in modern
Heathenry .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Sister Benedicta, our best gardener at Polesworth, came here with me, the garth is her preserve.
The Confession of Brother Haluin Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988
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Sister Benedicta, our best gardener at Polesworth, came here with me, the garth is her preserve.
The Confession of Brother Haluin Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988
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"by 'garth' meaning 'garden': a good word, and why the devil it should be obsolescent is more than I can tell you --"
Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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[Footnote: Aasgaard was the 'garth' or home of the gods.
Norse Tales and Sketches Alexander Lange Kielland 1877
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"The same," said Forthred, and for a moment volunteered nothing more, but sat mute, gazing along the grass of the garth with eyes that looked inward rather than outward.
A River So Long 2010
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And Cadfael turned back into the cloister garth, and paced the bleached wintry sward very thoughtfully.
A River So Long 2010
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On reading that I had to go back and check the signs: “FAKE SCIENCE IS REAL SCIENCE!” garth
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In the comparative warmth of noon they sat together in the end carrel of the north walk of the cloister, where they could see down the full length of the walk across the garth.
A River So Long 2010
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And he stepped out into the empty walk and crossed the turf of the garth, limping heavily, and Cadfael was left gazing after him.
A River So Long 2010
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"Clearly, there is only one author of ill-informed comments here, and it ain't me!" dcshungu before you declare Garth uninformed you should probably understand that by 're-run' garth is very likely talking about a re-run of Republican Lite, the DLC in command.
chained_bear commented on the word garth
In castle architecture, a courtyard or internal enclosure, open to the sky.
August 25, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word garth
from which the word "garden"
August 25, 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word garth
"So the little houses is all forsook. They have big garths round them, and pasture for grass-letting—sheep and that—and grand hayfields."
- "Bell and Harry" by Jane Gardam, in The Hollow Land, p 11 of the Europa Editions paperback
April 15, 2015
qms commented on the word garth
In seasons when sunlight is sparse
The Princess stays in by the hearth.
When Winter is gone
And sun soaks the lawn
Her court will disport on the garth.
November 14, 2018