Found 2 items, similar to ret.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ret ret v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue [also: retting, retted]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ret Ret \Ret\ (r[e^]t), v. t. See Aret. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Ret \Ret\, v. t. [Akin to rot.] To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment. --Ure. [1913 Webster]