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Meaning of rettery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A place or establishment where flax is retted.

historical

Equivalents

Français rouissoir

Examples

“The most perfect adaptation of Schenck's system is at the rettery of M. Auguste Scrive, near Lille […]. Tanks of wood or stone are used, each to contain two and a half tons of flax straw”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Rettig retting Rettinger retubing retuner retuning