浸水使柔軟受潮濕腐爛
Ret \Ret\, v. t. See {Aret}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 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.
ret v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue [also: {retting}, {retted}]