| Dewret | v. t. [ Dew + ret, v. t. ] To ret or rot by the process called dewretting. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |