ret
(verb) place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ret (third-person singular simple present rets, present participle retting, simple past and past participle retted)
(transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.
Abbreviation.
ret
retired
• ERT, ETR, ert, ter, ter-
Source: Wiktionary
Ret, v. t.
Definition: See Aret. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ret, v. t. Etym: [Akin to rot.]
Definition: To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 December 2024
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
