1. Herbs collectively; green food beasts; grass; pasture. "Thin herbage
in the plaims." Dryden.
2. (Law.) The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or in the
grounds of another man. Blount.
Herb"aged (?), a. Covered with grass. Thomson.
Herb"al (?), a. Of or pertaining to herbs. Quarles.
Herb"al (?), n. 1. A book containing the names and descriptions of
plants. Bacon.
2. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus
siccus; an herbarium. Steele.
Herb"al*ism (?), n. The knowledge of herbs.
Herb"al*ist, n. One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of,
or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
Herb"ar (?), n. An herb. [Obs.] Spenser.
Her*ba"ri*an (?), n. A herbalist.