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Definition of Retted
1. ret [v] - See also: ret
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retted
Literary usage of Retted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1880)
"... retted hydrogen; its properties, and production in nature.—Sulphurous acid
given off from volcanoes; its suffocating reputation.—Muriatic acid gas. ..."
2. The Interest of Great Britain Steadily Pursued: In Answer to a Pamphlet by Horatio Walpole Walpole (1743)
"... and Privileges of Trade, with the Tranquility and Balance of Europe, might
have retted ... retted ..."
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