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fallow

1. fal.low \'fal-(.)o-, -*(-w)\ aj [ME falow, fr. OE fealu; akin to OHG 
   falo pale, fallow, L ]palle-re to be pale, Gk polios gray : of a light 
   yellowish brown 
2. fallow n [ME falwe, falow, fr. OE fealg - more at FELLY] obs  1: plowed 
   land  2: usu. cultivated land allowed to lie idle during the growing season 
    3: the state or period of being fallow  4: the tilling of land without 
   sowing it for a season 
3. fallow vt : to plow, harrow, and break up (land) without seeding to 
   destroy weeds a nd conserve soil moisture
4. fallow aj 1: left untilled or unsown after plowing  2: DORMANT, INACTIVE 
    - fal.low.ness n