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bletting

[ blet-ing ]

noun

  1. the ripening of fruit, especially of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bletting1

< French blet (feminine blette ) overripe (variant of Old French blece, adj. derivative of blecier to bruise < Old Low Franconian *blettian ) + -ing 1

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