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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ret

(law) Abbreviation of retirement.

present participle of ret

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

plural of retting