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retting

retting noun: the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. Also the present participle and gerund of ret.

Noun

retting (countable and uncountable, plural rettings)

  1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.
  2. (historical) A place where flax is retted; a rettery.

Also used as

retting is also the present participle and gerund of ret.

Synonyms of retting

Forms of retting

pluralrettings

Origin of retting

From ret + -ing.

Words formed from retting

Questions about retting

What does retting mean?
Retting means the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.
What part of speech is retting?
Retting is a noun.
What is the plural of retting?
The plural of retting is rettings.

Words near retting in the dictionary

  1. retteries
  2. retters
  3. rettery
  4. Rettig
  5. Rettigs
  6. retting
  7. Rettinger
  8. Rettingers
  9. rettings
  10. retube
  11. retubed

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