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Retting

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place where flax is retted; a rettery. countable, historical, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ret form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ret + -ing.

Etymology 2

From ret + -ing.

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