| 单词 | water rotted |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈwater rotted ˈwater rotted adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [adjective] > made of hemp > type or quality of hemp pectinate?a1425 braked1653 rippled1724 water rotted1771 retted1788 outshot1794 topped1794 1771 E. Antil in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1 200 Water rotted Hemp, if it be rightly managed, is every way better than that which is rotted on the ground. 1838 H. Colman 1st Rep. Agric. Mass. (Mass. Agric. Surv.) 72 The superintendent states that the water-rotted flax of Scotland is much superior to ours, which is dew-rotted. 2006 J. C. Stone Slavery, Southern Culture & Educ. in Little Dixie i. 27 Water rotted hemp, however, produced better quality hemp for stronger and cleaner rope. < as lemmas |
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