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ret
1[ ret ]
verb (used with object)
retted, retting.
- to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
ret.
2abbreviation for
- retain.
- retired.
- return.
- returned.
ret
/ °ùÉ›³Ù /
verb
- tr to moisten or soak (flax, hemp, jute, etc) to promote bacterial action in order to facilitate separation of the fibres from the woody tissue by beating
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·°ù±ð³Ùt±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ret1
C15: of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch reeten , Swedish °ùö³Ù²¹ , German °ùö²õ³Ù±ð²Ô ; see rot 1
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As the researchers note, there are already plenty of photo ret ouching tools that can remove red eye or smooth out blemishes, so why not one that solves the problem of accidental blinks?
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Under a brush tree, a mountain of moss was retting — a process that to the untrained eye looks a lot like rotting.
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Tract. de H�ret. c. xviii., xix., xxv.
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They are then pulled, and after the seed has been removed are retted in the ordinary way.
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The ret of the away-fan allocation will go to fans in supporters groups.
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