Look up: dew-retting


  1. dew retting
    (from the article `retting`) ...on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and gummy substances surrounding bast-fibre bundles, thus facilitating separation ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/39

  2. Dewretting
    Dew'ret`ting noun Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/55

  3. Dewretting
    • (n.) Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/dewretting/

Tip: double click on a word to show its meaning.
No exact matches found.

Search

Typ a word and hit `Search`.
Tools
Conjugate
Synonyms
Google

Recent searches

The most recent searches on Encyclo. Between brackets you will find the number of results and number of related results.
Bay Center, Washington (1)
Bay Chamber Concerts (1)
orb (25)
postfact (3)
Axle counter (3)
Anthony Bourdain (1)
Anthony Bozza (1)
Albert Wilson (4)
Armen Shahgeldyan (1)
EBR 90 (1)
Anthony Blair (1)
Anthony Blond (1)
Manual Pelvimetry (2)
David Nairashvili (1)
Bay Area Toros (1)
Bay Cat (1)
Dan Vapid (1)
Holiday Letting Agreem (1)
Anthony Banik (1)
Anthony Bancarel (1)
erythrocytopenia (3)
Traitiéfontaine (1)
Whitester (2)
Baxter, Anne (1)
© Encyclo MMXII | Contact | Privacy