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💧 Fiber soaking 💧 To soak fibers
ret

ret

2 9.9
A process of soaking plant stems in water to separate fibers for making rope or cloth
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • application of ret

Surface Forms

ret singular
rets plural

Etymology

Ret as a noun names the soaking process that makes stems rot just enough to let the fibers come away from the hard stem. So the ret is the controlled rotting step farmers use to get fibers for linen, rope, or cloth.