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bletting

noun
blet·ting | \ˈbletiŋ\
plural -s

Definition of bletting 

: the ripening and softening of certain fruits in storage

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History and Etymology for bletting

from gerund of blet to become overripe, from French blettir, from blet overripe, from Old French

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