- dewretting
dew-retting
1> _с-х. росяная мочка; стлание, росение (льна, конопли)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
dewretting
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Dewretting — Dew ret ting, n. Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dewret — Dew ret , v. t. [Dew + ret, v. t.] To ret or rot by the process called dewretting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dewrot — Dew rot , v. t. To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See {Dewretting}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dewret — transitive verb also dewrot ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ (dewretted ; dewretted ; dewretting ; dewrets) Etymology: dewret from dew (I) + ret (to soak); dewrot by folk etymology (influence of rot, v.) from dewret : to ret (flax or hemp) by exposure to rain, dew,… … Useful english dictionary
