retting
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English
Etymology
Noun
retting (countable and uncountable, plural rettings)
- The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.
- (historical) A place where flax is retted; a rettery.
Synonyms
- (preparation of flax): rotting
Verb
retting
- present participle and gerund of ret
References
1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines
- “retting”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
retting f or m (definite singular rettinga or rettingen, indefinite plural rettinger, definite plural rettingene)
- correction
- grading (of a test or similar)
- truing (of a wheel)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
retting f (definite singular rettinga, indefinite plural rettingar, definite plural rettingane)
- correction
- grading (of a test or similar)
References
- “retting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.