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Ret
Translation of "ret" into Russian
ret
Noun
UK
/rɛt/
US
/rɛt/
ret
rets pl
рет
The ret of the fabric was done to soften the fibers.
Рет ткани был выполнен для смягчения волокон.
Definitions
ret
Noun
UK
/rɛt/
US
/rɛt/
A process of soaking plant stalks, such as flax or hemp, in water to soften them and separate the fibers.
The farmers used a traditional ret to prepare the flax for weaving.
A vat, pond, or other container in which plant stalks are soaked during the retting process.
The flax bundles were lowered into the ret behind the barn.
A bundle or batch of plant stalks that is undergoing or has undergone retting.
After a week in the water, the ret was ready to be dried and broken.
ret
Verb
UK
/rɛt/
US
/rɛt/
To soak (flax, hemp, or similar fibers) in water or expose them to moisture to soften them and separate the fibers from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
Farmers traditionally ret flax in ponds to prepare the fibers for spinning.