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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. 2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. --Ure.
ret v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue [also: {retting}, {retted}] retting See {ret}