blet
blet · blets · bletted · bletting
To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit…To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
/blɛt/
» The medlars need to be bletted.
Meaning
1 sensesTo undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
Examples
115 sentencesThe medlars need to be bletted.
The medlars are now all bletted.
The medlars need to blet properly.
Once bletted, medlars taste really good.
A bletted medlar is really soft.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French blettir, coined by John Lindley.Borrowed from French blettir, coined by John Lindley.
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Forms
blets, bletting, bletted, blettedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle