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retting
浸水
Ret·ting n.
1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret.
2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery.
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ret
v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the
fibers form the woody tissue
[also: retting, retted]