tendu

[ tahn-doo; French tahn-dy ]

/ tɑnˈdu; French tɑ̃ˈdü /

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adjective Ballet.

of or relating to a movement that is stretched or held.

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Origin of tendu

1920–25; <French: stretched, past participle of tendre to stretch, extend

De ce fait le rayon d'action devient plus tendu et plus loign de la cte.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
(The tendu tree.24) It is said that the original ancestor of this sept was walking in the forest with his pregnant wife.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
Perhaps the original idea may have been that she conceived through swallowing a tendu fruit.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
Members of this sept eat the fruit of the tendu tree, but do not cut the tree nor make any use of its leaves or branches.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

She saw some tendu fruit and longed for it and he gave it to her to eat.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell