单词 | fallow |
释义 | fallow 1. adj., n., & v. --adj   1. a (of land) ploughed and harrowed but left unsown for a year. b uncultivated.   2. (of an idea etc.) potentially useful but not yet in use.   3. inactive.   4. (of a sow) not pregnant. --n fallow or uncultivated land. --vtr. break up (land) for sowing or to destroy weeds. Derivatives fallowness n. Etymology: ME f. OE fealh (n.), fealgian (v.) 2. adj. of a pale brownish or reddish yellow. Phrases and idioms fallow deer any small deer of the genus Dama, having a white-spotted reddish-brown coat in the summer. Etymology: OE falu, fealu f. Gmc |
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