retree
(rɪˈtriː)
[? ad. F. retret, obs. variant of retrait (cf. retrait de mouture refuse flour), or F. retiré, pa. pple. of retirer to retire.]
In paper-making, the damaged or defective sheets of paper.
| 1807 in Ure Dict. Arts (1839) 932 The quantity of broken paper and retree is almost nothing compared with what is made at the vats. 1867 Philol. Soc. Trans. 74 There are different degrees of Retree, having reference to different degrees of defectiveness. 1884 Stationery Trade Rev. Sept. 216/1 Those sheets which contain spots, or are otherwise imperfectly made, are separated from the well-authenticated sheets, and the broken make is called retree. |