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English
Etymology
French
Noun
ensilage (uncountable)
- The process of producing silage by the fermentation of green fodder.
- (archaic) Synonym of silage.
1890, Ensilage and Silos, page 72: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.
1901 May 10, The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 5, page 136: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.
Verb
ensilage (third-person singular simple present ensilages, present participle ensilaging, simple past and past participle ensilaged)
- (transitive) To preserve in a silo.
- to ensilage cornstalks
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From French ensilage.
Noun
ensilage c
- (agriculture) silage
References
French
Etymology
From ensiler + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
ensilage m (plural ensilages)
- ensilage
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