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ret

1

[ ret ]

verb (used with object)

, ret·ted, ret·ting.
  1. 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.


ret.

2

abbreviation for

  1. retain.
  2. retired.
  3. return.
  4. returned.

ret

/ rɛt /

verb

  1. 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
“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
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Other Words From

  • un·retted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ret1

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

Origin of ret1

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

As the researchers note, there are already plenty of photo ret ouching tools that can remove red eye or smooth out blemishes, so why not one that solves the problem of accidental blinks?

Under a brush tree, a mountain of moss was retting — a process that to the untrained eye looks a lot like rotting.

Tract. de H�ret. c. xviii., xix., xxv.

They are then pulled, and after the seed has been removed are retted in the ordinary way.

The ret of the away-fan allocation will go to fans in supporters groups.

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