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
retting (countable and uncountable, plural rettings)
The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.
A place where flax is retted; a rettery.
• (preparation of flax): rotting
• gittern, gritten
Source: Wiktionary
Ret"ting, n.
1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, meceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret. Ure.
2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. Ure.
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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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