ret
ret \'ret\ vb or ret.ted; or ret.ting [ME reten, fr. MD] : to soak (as flax) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue : to become retted
ret \'ret\ vb or ret.ted; or ret.ting [ME reten, fr. MD] : to soak (as flax) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue : to become retted