wet out

verb

to thoroughly soak a fiber in water for the even application of dye

Meanings

verbwet out (third-person singular simple present wets out, present participle wetting out, simple past and past participle wetted out or wet out)

present singular third person wets out · participle present wetting out · participle past wetted out · past wetted out

  1. to thoroughly soak a fiber in water for the even application of dye
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APA

wet out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20out

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20out.

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