- water-ret
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
: to ret (as flax) with water
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Water-ret — Wa ter ret , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water retted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Water retting}.] To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water rot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water-ret — v. a. Water rot … New dictionary of synonyms
Water-retted — Water ret Wa ter ret , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water retted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Water retting}.] To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water rot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water-retting — Water ret Wa ter ret , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water retted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Water retting}.] To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water rot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water-rot — Wa ter rot , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water rotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Water rotting}.] To rot by steeping in water; to water ret; as, to water rot hemp or flax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water-rotted — Water rot Wa ter rot , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water rotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Water rotting}.] To rot by steeping in water; to water ret; as, to water rot hemp or flax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water-rotting — Water rot Wa ter rot , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water rotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Water rotting}.] To rot by steeping in water; to water ret; as, to water rot hemp or flax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water-rot — v. a. Water ret … New dictionary of synonyms
water-rot — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: by folk etymology : water ret … Useful english dictionary
ret — v. (about hemp or flax fibers) soften by soaking in water, prepare by dampening with water … English contemporary dictionary
