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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ensilage

· En·si·lage · IPA
01 n. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat call…
  1. 1.
    The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as, the ensilage of fodder.
  2. 2.
    The fodder preserved in a silo.
02 v. t. To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.
imp. & p. p. Ensilaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensilaging
  1. 1.
    To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.