(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (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

[of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch reeten, Swedish röta, German rösten; see rot¹]

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ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

souse, soak, sop, dowse, drench, douse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

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ret(d) abbr of retired → a. D.

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