noun🔗ShareRétageThe 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. "Le rétage du lin a pris plusieurs semaines dans la rivière, ramollissant les fibres pour les filer en fil de lin.processagricultureplantmaterialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRouissoirA 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. "La forte odeur provenant du rouissoir en bas de la rivière nous a dit que c'était le moment de la récolte du lin.agricultureplaceprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
