détricotage
French
editEtymology
editFrom détricoter + -age.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdétricotage m (plural détricotages)
- the act of unravelling a thread
- (figuratively) the act of backing out on a promise
Further reading
edit- “détricotage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.