Found 2 items, similar to Swath.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: swath swath n 1: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine 2: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn: belt]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Swath Swath \Swath\ (sw[add]th; 277), n. [AS. swa[eth]u a track, trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad, zwade, a swath of grass, G. schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a shred. Cf. Swathe, v. t.] 1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath. [1913 Webster] 3. A band or fillet; a swathe. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Swath bank, a row of new-mown grass. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]