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▪ I. ensilage, n.|ˈɛnsɪlɪdʒ|
[a. F. ensilage, f. ensiler: see ensile v.]
1. The process of preserving green fodder in a silo or pit, without having previously dried it.
1881Salem (Mass.) Gaz. 10 June 1/2 On ensilage of Green Forage Crops in Silos. 1882Macm. Mag. No. 278. 114 Ensilage is the packing of green forage in air- and water-tight structures. 1882Times 30 Nov. 11 The object of ensilage is to maintain the sap as nearly as possible in its original state. 1884Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 20 Nov. 2/4 Norfolk is the county where the ensilage of fodder is most practised.
2. The material resulting from the process.
1881Echo 11 June 1/6 Ensilage..is produced by cutting green fodder of different kinds when well matured..and pressing it down in water-tight pits, subsequently also made air-tight. 1882Times 30 Nov. 11 About 3 in. of the ensilage was found to be mouldy.
3. attrib.
1883Edin. Rev. Jan. 150 Five separate manufacturers advertised ensilage cutters. 1888Times 24 July 13/1 Those who were prepared to make ensilage stacks.
▪ II. ensilage, v.|ˈɛnsɪlɪdʒ|
[f. prec. n.]
trans. To subject to the ensilage process; to convert into ensilage. Hence ˈensilaged ppl. a.
1883West Chester Pa. Republican VI. No. 37. 4 An ensilaged crop. 1883Chamb. Jrnl. 274 Pease, oats, maize, and vetches might be ensilaged together. 1883Edin. Rev. Jan. 149 Preserving green fodder by ensilaging it. |