Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ret

Moistened or soaked to soften.

(transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

retired

The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. / A place where flax is retted; a rettery.

present participle of ret

plural of retting

(law) Abbreviation of retirement.

A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.

plural of retsina