RETTING

RET

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(verb) place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (preparation of flax): rotting

Anagrams

• gittern, gritten

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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

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