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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The process of steeping flax in open water, or its exposure, in thin layers, to dew, in which the woody part of the stalk is, by action of moisture and air, rendered easily separable from the fiber or harl.
  • noun The place where this operation is carried on; a rettery.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See ret.
  • noun A place where flax is retted; a rettery.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.
  • noun A place where flax is retted; a rettery.

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