ret

[ ret ]

/ rɛt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ret ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), ret·ted, ret·ting.

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.

Origin of ret

1400–50; late Middle English reten, retten; cognate with Dutch reten (compare Dutch roten,German rössen,Swedish röta); akin to rot

OTHER WORDS FROM ret

un·ret·ted, adjective

Definition for ret (2 of 2)

ret.

retain.

retired.

return.

returned.

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Example sentences from the Web for ret

The fibre is separated from the stalks by a process of retting similar to that for flax and hemp.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
Breaking means removing the dry wood portion which has been decomposed by the retting.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne
After the first few days of immersion the stalks are examined daily to test the progress of the retting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
Retting, ret′ing, n. the act or process of preparing flax for use by rotting the useless part of the plant.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

After retting, the flax is spread to dry in the fields and is then ready for the next process, called breaking.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne

British Dictionary definitions for ret

ret

/ (rɛt) /

verb rets, retting or retted

(tr) to moisten or soak (flax, hemp, jute, etc) to promote bacterial action in order to facilitate separation of the fibres from the woody tissue by beating

Word Origin for ret

C15: of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch reeten, Swedish röta, German rösten; see rot 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ret
释义	ret [ ret ] / rɛt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ret ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ret·ted, ret·ting. 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. Origin of ret 1400–50; late Middle English reten, retten; cognate with Dutch reten (compare Dutch roten,German rössen,Swedish röta); akin to rot OTHER WORDS FROM ret un·ret·ted, adjective Definition for ret (2 of 2) ret. retain. retired. return. returned. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ret The fibre is separated from the stalks by a process of retting similar to that for flax and hemp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6\|Various Breaking means removing the dry wood portion which has been decomposed by the retting. Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne After the first few days of immersion the stalks are examined daily to test the progress of the retting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6\|Various Retting, ret′ing, n. the act or process of preparing flax for use by rotting the useless part of the plant. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various After retting, the flax is spread to dry in the fields and is then ready for the next process, called breaking. Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne British Dictionary definitions for ret ret / (rɛt) / verb rets, retting or retted (tr) to moisten or soak (flax, hemp, jute, etc) to promote bacterial action in order to facilitate separation of the fibres from the woody tissue by beating Word Origin for ret C15: of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch reeten, Swedish röta, German rösten; see rot 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ret permeate, soak, saturate, soften, mash, steep, emaciate
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