water-rotn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌrɒt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌrɑt/,

/ˈwɑdərˌrɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: water rot v.

Etymology: < water rot v. Compare earlier water rotting n. at water rot v. Derivatives and water retting n.

Chiefly U.S. Now rare.

The process of retting hemp or flax by steeping in water. Cf. water rot v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > flax, hemp, or jute > steeped or retted

water-rot1825

1825 Amer. Farmer 18 Feb. 378/1 There is in hemp an oily substance, which the dew-rot destroys, and the water-rot preserves.

1848 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1847 246 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (30th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 54) VI It is of great importance in raising flax..that the water rot and dew rot must be used together to produce a fine white fibre.

1904 J. M. Rogers True Henry Clay iv. 45 Some ingenious person got up a scheme by which the stalk could artificially be rotted down to the fibre by the use of water. This was called the ‘water-rot’ scheme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-rot
释义	water-rotn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌrɒt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌrɑt/, /ˈwɑdərˌrɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: water rot v. Etymology: < water rot v. Compare earlier water rotting n. at water rot v. Derivatives and water retting n. Chiefly U.S. Now rare. The process of retting hemp or flax by steeping in water. Cf. water rot v. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > flax, hemp, or jute > steeped or retted water-rot1825 1825 Amer. Farmer 18 Feb. 378/1 There is in hemp an oily substance, which the dew-rot destroys, and the water-rot preserves. 1848 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1847 246 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (30th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 54) VI It is of great importance in raising flax..that the water rot and dew rot must be used together to produce a fine white fibre. 1904 J. M. Rogers True Henry Clay iv. 45 Some ingenious person got up a scheme by which the stalk could artificially be rotted down to the fibre by the use of water. This was called the ‘water-rot’ scheme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1825
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