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ensilage en · NOUN

Etymology

French

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The process of producing silage by the fermentation of green fodder.
  2. (archaic, uncountable) Synonym of silage.
    • An American paper, is summarising the value of ensilage, says that twenty years' experience in the use of the silo has brought out some facts about which all are agreed. 1901 May 10, The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 5, page 136:
    • Comparing the ensilage of this season with that produced during the past five years at the station, we can safely say that this ensilage was by far the best yet made at this station. 1890, Ensilage and Silos, page 72:

Synonyms

silage

ensilage en · VERB

Etymology

French

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To preserve in a silo.
    • to ensilage cornstalks

Forms

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ensilages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ensilaged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ensilaged Tense=Past lexicographic
ensilaging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic