FALLOW


Meaning of FALLOW in English

fallow 1

— fallowness , n.

/fal"oh/ , adj.

1. (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.

2. not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year.

n.

3. land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons.

v.t.

4. to make (land) fallow for agricultural purposes.

[ 1275-1325; ME falwe; cf. OE fealga, pl. of * fealh, as gloss of ML occas harrows ]

fallow 2

/fal"oh/ , adj.

pale-yellow; light-brown; dun.

[ bef. 1000; ME fal ( o ) we, OE fealu; c. G falb ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .