Meaning of RET
| Pronunciation: | | ret
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| | Definition: | | [v] of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue |
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| | See Also: | | douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ret\, v. t.
See {Aret}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\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.
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