{ } a. [ F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n. ] 1. Relating to, or situated at, the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [ R. ] “Basilar instincts.” H. W. Beecher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo. ] 1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as, the ensilage of fodder. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The fodder preserved in a silo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ensilaged p. pr. & vb. n. Ensilaging ] To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; for all (dat. pl. of &unr_; all) + &unr_; talking. ] A form of speech adapted to be used by all mankind; universal language. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ see Psilanthropist. ] Pertaining to, or embodying, psilanthropy. “A psilanthropic explanation.” Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Psilanthropy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; bare, mere + &unr_; a man. ] One who believes that Christ was a mere man. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of the merely human existence of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. Short for Ensilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsilitic. [ Written also tonsillar. ] [ 1913 Webster ]