Sward vs Award - What's the difference?
sward | award |
(lb) A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.
* (1809-1892)
*:The sward was trim as any garden lawn.
(lb) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
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*:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
*1890 , (Arthur Conan Doyle), ''(w)
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*1918 , (Booth Tarkington), ''(w)
*:Only where George stood was there left a sward as of yore; the great, level, green lawn that served for both the Major's house and his daughter's.
Skin; covering.
:(Halliwell)
(legal) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
(legal) The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A based on merit.
(obsolete) Care, keeping.
*, Bk.VIII, Ch.ix:
*:Than the kynge for grete favour made Tramtryste to be put in his doughtyrs awarde and kepying, because she was a noble surgeon.
A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an .
*1970 , Kenneth Frederick Walker, Australian Industrial Relations Systems ,
*:The AMIEU[ (Australian Meat Industry Employees Union)] first developed into a powerful organisation in the early years of the twentieth century, and after the first industry-wide collective agreement was made in 1911, collective bargaining prevailed in the industry until 1917, when the employers sought an award' from the Queensland Industrial Court. The first ' award was issued on March 12, 1918.
*2000 , Mark Wooden, The Transformation of Australian Industrial Relations ,
*:A further 17 per cent responded that the agreement replaced ‘most’ aspects of the award', leaving the large majority (67 per cent) claiming that the agreeement replaced only ‘some’ aspects of the ' award .
*2007 , (Australian Bureau of Statistics), 2007 Year book, Australia ,
*:Employees whose pay is set by ‘award' only’ are those who have their pay set by an '''award''', and who are not paid more than the ' award rate of pay.
(legal) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
* Dryden
To determine; to make or grant an award.
to give an (prize) for merit
As nouns the difference between sward and award
is that sward is (lb) a layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod while award is (legal) a judgment, sentence, or final decision specifically: the decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.As a verb award is
(legal) to give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.sward
English
Alternative forms
* swarth * swart * swerdNoun
(en noun)Company
Ambersons
Synonyms
* (earth into which grass has grown ): grass, turf, sod * (land covered with grass ): clearing, field, greensward, lawn, meadow, yardDerived terms
* greenswardAnagrams
* *References
award
English
(wikipedia award)Noun
(en noun)p.242,
p.42,
p.182,
Verb
(en verb)- To review / The wrongful sentence, and award a new.
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.