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Webster 1913 Edition

(rĕt)

Verb.

See

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

Verb.

[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.

See also: ret, rét, rêt, and Ret.

(classifier con) rết ‎(蝎, 𧋍, 𧎴, 𧏲)