noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

rottingrotting

Etymology

From ret + -ing.

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