name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Land lying untilled; fallow ground. archaic

   "places where rubbiſh lies, layland or ground, new broke up"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable
2. 2
   A placename from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A placename from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

leyland cypress

Example

More examples

"places where rubbiſh lies, layland or ground, new broke up"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From lay (“meadow”) + land.

Etymology 2

Variant of Leyland.

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