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• ret|ting — «REHT ihng», noun. the process of wetting flax, hemp, or the like, and allowing it to decay until the fibers can be easily separated from the woody parts of the stalks. Also, rotting. ╂[< present participle of ret] …   Useful english dictionary

• Ret — Ret, v. t. [Akin to rot.] To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment. Ure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ret — ret1 [ret] vt. retted, retting [ME retten, reten < MDu reten, reeten < IE * reud : see ROTTEN] to dampen or soak (flax, hemp, timber, etc.) in water in order to separate the fibers from the woody tissue ret2 abbrev. 1. retail 2. retain …   English World dictionary

• ret — /ret/, v.t., retted, retting. to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting. [1400 50; late ME reten, retten; c. D reten (cf. D roten, G rössen, Sw röta);… …   Universalium

• ret — [[t]rɛt[/t]] v. t. ret•ted, ret•ting tex to soak, as flax, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by rotting • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME ret(t) en …   From formal English to slang

• ret — verb To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem. the lowland nearly silent except for water thrushes, the harvested fields, the smell of hops being dried …   Wiktionary

• ret — I. verb (retted; retting) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch Date: 14th century transitive verb to soak (as flax) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue intransitive verb to become retted II. abbreviation retired …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• dew-ret — «DOO REHT, DYOO », transitive verb, ret|ted, ret|ting. to ret (flax or hemp) by exposing it to natural moisture in the open air: »It takes perhaps six weeks to dew ret hemp (Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society) …   Useful english dictionary

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• Retting — Ret ting, n. 1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; also called {rotting}. See {Ret}. Ure. [1913 Webster] 2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. Ure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English