Verb(1) place (flax, hemp, or jute(2) of flax(3) hemp(4) or jute(5) so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue
Verb(1) place (flax, hemp, or jute(2) of flax(3) hemp(4) or jute(5) so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue
(1) Flax was grown in the country districts, u2018 retted u2019 and u2018heckledu2019 in small ponds and mills, spun and woven in the single-storey u2018improvedu2019 cottages of the villages.(2) Under old methods, hemp was cut and allowed to lie in the fields for weeks until it retted enough so the fiber could be pulled off by hand.
