mow
mow Lexical Profile
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• verb
To cut down grass, grain, or other plants using a machine with blades or a scythe.
"Every Saturday morning during the summer, she wakes up early to mow the lawn."
To make a wry face or grimace (now archaic).
"In the play, the mischievous spirit would chatter and mow at passing travelers."
• noun
An act of cutting grass on a lawn or field.
"The front yard will need one last mow before winter sets in."
A stack or heap of hay, straw, or unthreshed grain, or the loft in a barn where it is stored.
"The farmhands pitched the dried clover up into the upper mow of the barn before the rain began."
A wry face or grimace made in derision or mockery (now archaic).
"The jester entertained the court with a series of夸张 mows and antics."
Word Nuance & Usage
The past participle 'mowed' is standard for verbal constructions (e.g., "He has mowed the lawn"), whereas 'mown' is preferred when used as an attributive adjective before a noun (e.g., "new-mown hay").
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Word Origin & Etymology
The verb derives from Old English 'māwan', of Proto-Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'maaien' and German 'mähen', from an Indo-European root meaning 'to reap'. The noun meaning 'haystack' comes from Old English 'mūga', while the archaic sense 'grimace' was borrowed from Old French 'moue'.