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archwire (medicine) and lawn (oh)


archwire (medicine)


archwire


A device consisting of a wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch, used as an anchorage in correcting irregularities in the position of the teeth.

Synonym: arch wire.


lawn (oh)



[Sense: 1; Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: launde 'open space between woods']
[Sense: 2; Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Laon, town in northern France where such cloth was made]
[U and C] an area of ground in a Garden or park that is covered with short grass
::I spent all morning mowing the lawn (=cutting the grass) .
::a carefully tended lawn
[U] a fine cloth made from cotton or linen