Dictionary Definition
ret v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote
loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue [also: retting, retted]
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English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛt
ret
Verb
- To prepare (flax etc)
for use, by separating the fibers from the woody part by
process of soaking,
macerating, and other
treatment.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 621:
- the lowland nearly silent except for water-thrushes, the harvested fields, the smell of hops being dried in kilns, flax pulled up and piled in sheaves, in local practice not to be retted till the spring
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 621:
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
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Derived terms
Danish
Etymology 1
From old Norse réttr, old German rehtAdjective
retAdverb
retNoun
retEtymology 2
From old Norse réttr, old German richteNoun
retExtensive Definition
RET is a three-letter
abbreviation that may refer to:
In engineering and computer science:
- Resolution enhancement technology (image processing)
- An instruction in the x86 assembly language
- Reverse Engineering Team
In transportation:
- The IATA code for Røst Airport, Norway
- Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram, the main public transport operator of Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Retford railway station, by the British National Rail code
RET may also refer to:
- Rational Emotive Therapy now referred to as Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
- Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist (Assistive technology service provider)
- Refugee Education Trust
- Rational Expectations Theory, in economics
- RET proto-oncogene, a gene on chromosome 10
- Resonant Energy Transfer
- Road Equivalent Tariff
ret in Danish: Ret
ret in German: RET
ret in Esperanto: RET
ret in French: RET
ret in Italian: RET
ret in Dutch: RET
ret in Polish: RET