retting

English

Etymology

From ret +‎ -ing.

Noun

retting (countable and uncountable, plural rettings)

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

Synonyms

• (preparation of flax): rotting

Verb

retting

1. present participle and gerund of ret

References

1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

• “retting”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• gittern, gritten

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From rette +‎ -ing.

Noun

retting f or m (definite singular rettinga or rettingen, indefinite plural rettinger, definite plural rettingene)

1. correction
2. grading (of a test or similar)
3. truing (of a wheel)

References

• “retting” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “retting” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From rette +‎ -ing.

Noun

retting f (definite singular rettinga, indefinite plural rettingar, definite plural rettingane)

1. correction
2. grading (of a test or similar)

References

• “retting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.