water retv.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə rɛt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər rɛt/,

/ˈwɑdər rɛt/

Forms: see water n. and ret v.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., ret v.²

Etymology: < water n. + ret v.², after water retting n. Compare earlier water rot v.

transitive. To ret (flax or hemp) by steeping in water. Cf. ret v.² 1, dew-ret v.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > work with other materials [verb (transitive)] > processes in working with flax or hemp

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rot1670

water ret1766

dike1799

water rot1843

1766 J. Gildart Let. 22 Apr. in G. Washington Papers (1990) VII. 435 Had it [sc. hemp] been water-ratted as the Law requires & clean [it] would readily have fetched £30 pr Ton.

1788 Ann. Agric. 10 378 Hemp, when left for seed, is seldom water-retted.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 489 The diminished value of flax which is much water-retted.

1890 C. R. Dodge Rep. Flax (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 58 The straw must then be steeped in water in streams, or in pits or ditches, and thoroughly water-retted.

1914 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1913 343 The [jute] plants are pulled by hand, water retted in slow streams or stagnant pools, and the fiber cleaned by hand.

1940 B. B. Robinson Flax-fiber Production 2 After deseeding, the straw was mostly dew retted, although sometimes it was water retted.

2004 Rev. Agric. Econ. 26 100 Most hemp fiber used for textiles is water retted in China or Hungary, where labor costs are relatively low and environmental regulations less stringent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water ret
释义	water retv. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə rɛt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər rɛt/, /ˈwɑdər rɛt/ Forms: see water n. and ret v.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., ret v.² Etymology: < water n. + ret v.², after water retting n. Compare earlier water rot v. transitive. To ret (flax or hemp) by steeping in water. Cf. ret v.² 1, dew-ret v. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > work with other materials [verb (transitive)] > processes in working with flax or hemp reta1325 rot1670 water ret1766 dike1799 water rot1843 1766 J. Gildart Let. 22 Apr. in G. Washington Papers (1990) VII. 435 Had it [sc. hemp] been water-ratted as the Law requires & clean [it] would readily have fetched £30 pr Ton. 1788 Ann. Agric. 10 378 Hemp, when left for seed, is seldom water-retted. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 489 The diminished value of flax which is much water-retted. 1890 C. R. Dodge Rep. Flax (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 58 The straw must then be steeped in water in streams, or in pits or ditches, and thoroughly water-retted. 1914 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1913 343 The [jute] plants are pulled by hand, water retted in slow streams or stagnant pools, and the fiber cleaned by hand. 1940 B. B. Robinson Flax-fiber Production 2 After deseeding, the straw was mostly dew retted, although sometimes it was water retted. 2004 Rev. Agric. Econ. 26 100 Most hemp fiber used for textiles is water retted in China or Hungary, where labor costs are relatively low and environmental regulations less stringent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1766
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