vt. 沤软

vi. 受潮湿腐烂

[计] 可靠地面终端

[ verb ]
place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
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Ret \Ret\ (r[e^]t), v. t.
See {Aret}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


Ret \Ret\, v. t. [Akin to rot.]
To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from
the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other
treatment. --Ure.