noun🔗ShareThe act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes."The retting of the flax took several weeks in the river, softening the fibers for spinning into linen thread. "processagricultureplantmaterialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA place where flax is retted; a rettery."The strong smell coming from the retting down by the river told us it was harvest time for flax. "agricultureplaceprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
