blet
Collocations
5ADJ.
dark, early, left, little, natural, perfect
VERB + BLET
didn't, let, need, needs, place, started
BLET + NOUN
indoors, medlars, sugars, tree
PREP.
on, out
ADV.
properly
Definitions
verb
To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
c. 1835, B. Maund, The Botanic Garden, Or, Magazine of Flowering Plants, Volume 6, Simpkin & Marshall, page 115, Bletting is in particular a special alteration; it appears that the more austere a fruit is before this is brought on, the more it is capable of bletting regularly.
You can also hasten the bletting process by giving firm medlars a night in the freezer. I usually pick some medlars early to blet a little indoors, as this is perfect for making jelly, whereas fully soft fruit is ideal for any other use.
noun
A soft spot on fruit caused by bletting.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6c. 1835, B. Maund, The Botanic Garden, Or, Magazine of Flowering Plants, Volume 6, Simpkin & Marshall, page 115, Bletting is in particular a special alteration; it appears that the more austere a frui
WiktionaryYou can also hasten the bletting process by giving firm medlars a night in the freezer. I usually pick some medlars early to blet a little indoors, as this is perfect for making jelly, whereas fully s
WiktionaryFor example, you wouldn't be happy if you bit into a medlar. They need to be bletted (left to go over-ripe) before you can eat them but, once bletted, medlars taste sweet – a little bit like dates.[…]
WiktionaryZiri left the medlars in the cabinet to blet.
Tatoeba · #11477018Ziri let the medlars blet on the tree.
Tatoeba · #11477124The medlars started to blet on the tree.
Tatoeba · #11477134