different between carroting vs parroting

English

Etymology

carrot +? -ing, in reference to the orange colour of the drying fur.

Noun

carroting (uncountable)

1. A process in the manufacture of felt in which the animal pelt is treated with a solution of mercuric nitrate.
   • 1942, Constantine F. Fabian, U.S. patent 2,306,872:

     The present commonly used method for application of the carroting solution to the furs is, as indicated above, the brushing of the fur with the solution while the fur is on the pelt, with subsequent drying usually performed at an elevated temperature.

English

Verb

parroting

1. present participle of parrot

Noun

parroting (plural parrotings)

1. mindless repetition of words or ideas
   • 2002, Michael D. Bayles, W. L. Robison, The Legal Essays of Michael Bayles (page 27)

     The discriminatory sense of moral position denotes a subclass of anthropological morality by contrasting a sincere moral conviction about proper conduct with prejudices, rationalizations, parrotings of others, etc.

Translations

Anagrams

• prorating