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单词 water retting
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water rettingn.

Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌrɛtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌrɛdɪŋ/, /ˈwɑdər ˌrɛdɪŋ/
Forms: see water n. and retting n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., retting n.
Etymology: < water n. + retting n. Compare later water ret v. Compare also water rotting n. at water rot v. Derivatives.
The process of retting flax or hemp by steeping in water. Cf. ret v.2 1.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > [noun] > processes in working with flax or hemp
retting1611
rottinga1682
water retting1710
water rotting1714
ret1849
1710 D. Hilman Tusser Redivivus Sept. 14 There is a Water-retting and a Dew-retting, which last is done on a good Rawing, or after Math of a Meadow Water.
1788 Ann. Agric. 10 379 Water-retting is performed by binding the hemp in small bunches, with the under-hemp..placed in rows crossing each other in the water, and immersed.
1821 Amer. Farmer 7 Dec. 290/2 The inducements to water-wretting are strong, the hemp is said to be better, and of course commands a better price.
1842 W. B. Carpenter Pop. Cycl. Nat. Sci.: Botany 363 This process, which is called water-retting, renders the water offensive, and is said to be unhealthy to the neighbourhood.
1919 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 5 July 7/2 The method of water-retting is to immerse the straw in canals of slow-running streams and allow fermentation to take its natural course.
1934 B. B. Robinson Flax-fiber Production 22 Water-retting, or tank-retting, seems to give the best results under American conditions.
2008 K. Fletcher Sustainable Fashion & Textiles i. i. 16 The nutrients from the decaying stalks mean that water retting is highly polluting to water.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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