unrettedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrɛtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrɛdəd/

Forms: 1800s unwretted, 1900s– unretted.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, retted adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retted adj.

Esp. of flax and hemp: not retted or macerated.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > flax, hemp, or jute > [adjective] > not processed or manufactured

unswingled1538

unretted1821

unhackled1853

1821 Amer. Farmer 21 Dec. 305/3 We were present at a trial of a newly invented machine, made for dressing flax or hemp in an unrotted or unwretted state.

1929 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 77 233 If furnished with the right seed and shown a market for their unretted fibre.

2008 M. Stein When Technol. Fails (rev. ed.) x. 308 The woody cores and unretted hulls are broken out of the stems while leaving the long bast fibers intact.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unretted
释义	unrettedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɛtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɛdəd/ Forms: 1800s unwretted, 1900s– unretted. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, retted adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retted adj. Esp. of flax and hemp: not retted or macerated. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > flax, hemp, or jute > [adjective] > not processed or manufactured unswingled1538 unretted1821 unhackled1853 1821 Amer. Farmer 21 Dec. 305/3 We were present at a trial of a newly invented machine, made for dressing flax or hemp in an unrotted or unwretted state. 1929 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 77 233 If furnished with the right seed and shown a market for their unretted fibre. 2008 M. Stein When Technol. Fails (rev. ed.) x. 308 The woody cores and unretted hulls are broken out of the stems while leaving the long bast fibers intact. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1821
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