Retease

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of re-tease. alt-of, alternative

    ".Practically all of the woolen rags are sold at auction or direct to manufacturers in Yorkshire (England), who retease the wool and remake it into cloth (called " shoddy”)."

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".Practically all of the woolen rags are sold at auction or direct to manufacturers in Yorkshire (England), who retease the wool and remake it into cloth (called " shoddy”)."

Etymology

From re- + tease.

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