"retting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rettings [plural]
Etymology: ret + -ing Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ret|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} ret + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retting (countable and uncountable, plural rettings)
  1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-retting-en-noun-RAke8Ueu
  2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-retting-en-noun-NWHln5ov
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (preparation of flax): rotting
Disambiguation of 'preparation of flax': 50 50

Verb [English]

Etymology: ret + -ing Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ret|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} ret + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} retting
  1. present participle and gerund of ret Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ret
    Sense id: en-retting-en-verb-XRJI9YDc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 13 18 69

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: rettinga [definite, singular], rettingar [indefinite, plural], rettingane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From rette + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|nn|rette|-ing}} rette + -ing
  1. correction Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-retting-nn-noun-NGJ-MkLy
  2. grading (of a test or similar) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-retting-nn-noun-Cf8GFtCS

Inflected forms

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