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Fruitage — Fruit age, n. [F. fruitage.] 1. Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery. [1913 Webster] The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fruitage — Fruitage. s. m. Terme collectif, sous lequel on comprend toute sorte de fruits bons à manger. Vivre de fruitage. ne se nourrir que de fruitage … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
fruitage — [fʀɥitaʒ] n. m. ÉTYM. XIIIe; de 1. fruit, et suff. age. ❖ ♦ Vx. Fruit comestible. REM. Le T. L. F. ne donne qu un exemple, canadien, de ce mot … Encyclopédie Universelle
fruitage — [fro͞ot′ij] n. [OFr: see AGE] 1. bearing of fruit; fruiting 2. a crop of fruit; fruits collectively 3. a result; product; consequence … English World dictionary
fruitage — /frooh tij/, n. 1. the bearing of fruit: soil additives to hasten the fruitage. 2. fruits collectively. 3. product or result: This year s fruitage was of better quality. [1570 80; < MF fruit(er) to bear fruit + age AGE] * * * … Universalium
fruitage — (frui ta j ) s. m. • Toute sorte de fruits bons à manger, Dict. de l Acad. de 1696. Il ne vit que de fruitage. HISTORIQUE XIIe s. • Icelle Jehanne s entremettoit de vendre harens, fruitages et porées, DU CANGE fructuagium.. XVIe s.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
fruitage — noun the yield of fruit a tree highly recommended for its fruitage • Derivationally related forms: ↑fruit • Hypernyms: ↑crop, ↑harvest … Useful english dictionary
fruitage — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. fruit b. the condition or process of bearing fruit 2. the product or result of an action … New Collegiate Dictionary
fruitage — noun a) Fruit, collectively. b) Product or result of any action, effect, good, or ill … Wiktionary
fruitage — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The produce harvested from the land: crop, fruit, harvest, yield. See INGESTION … English dictionary for students
fruitage — n. bearing of fruit; fruits; result, product … English contemporary dictionary
