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1. (n.) tenter
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
2. tenter
Obs. a tenterhook.
3. (v.t.) tenter
to stretch (cloth) on a tenter.
4. (v.i.) tenter
to be capable of being tentered.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME teyntur, perh. < AF *tentur < L tentōrium tent; see tentorium)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tenter
a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
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1. (noun) tenter
one who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman
2. (noun) tenter
a kind of governor
3. (noun) tenter
a machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square
4. (verb) tenter
to admit extension
5. (verb) tenter
to hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters
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