Grass or other herbage for grazing livestock to feed on; = pasturage, n. 3a.
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释义 | the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [noun] > herbage or grass > cultivated or for pasture (16) pasturea1400 Grass or other herbage for grazing livestock to feed on; = pasturage, n. 3a. fogc1400 Long grass left uncut or ungrazed in fields or pastures, esp. that used for winter grazing. Also: coarse or dead grass. Now historical and rare. vesture1455 Law. All that grows upon or covers the land, with the exception of trees; one or other of the products of land, such as grass or corn. vestiturec1460 concrete. That which clothes or covers. = vesture, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. pasturagea1522 Grass or other herbage for grazing livestock to feed on; = pasture, n. 5. Also (occasionally) in extended use. feed1580 †(a) A grazing or causing (cattle) to graze; also, the privilege or right of grazing. Obsolete. †(b) Feeding-ground; pasture land. Obsolete. (c)… agistment1598 The herbage of a forest, or the right to it. Cf. herbage, n. 3. Obsolete. pasture grass1628 ear-grass1686 A second crop or new growth of grass after the first has been mown; = aftermath, n. 1. Also: grass sown on arable land. artificial grass1733 †(a) grass, or a species of grass, that does not grow naturally in a locality and must be sown (obsolete); (b) a synthetic material made to resemble… seeds1794 In plural. Grasses which do not grow naturally in a locality and must be sown. Occasionally also: land sown with such grasses or with a cereal… tath1807 transferred. Rich or rank grass growing where the land has been manured in this way, or, by extension, where it has been flooded (water-tath). ? Obs… green stuff1895 (a) vegetation, foliage; green vegetables or salad leaves; also in plural; (b) slang (originally and chiefly U.S.) cash, money; frequently with the. Subcategories:— for hay (1) — a growth of fog grass (1) — quantity sufficient for a nibble (1) |
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