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Retting
Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles, and so facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem. It is used in the production of linen from flax stalks and coir from coconut husks.
Webster Dictionary
Rettingnoun
the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret
Rettingnoun
a place where flax is retted; a rettery
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Retting
Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles, and so facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem. It is used in the production of fibre from plant materials such as flax and hemp stalks and coir from coconut husks.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Retting
ret′ing, n. the act or process of preparing flax for use by rotting the useless part of the plant.—n. Rett′ery. [Conn. with rot.]
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gittern
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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