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   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
   
   
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   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
   
   
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   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/
   
   

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