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tenter
[ ten-ter ]
/ ˈtɛn tər /
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noun
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
Obsolete. a tenterhook.
verb (used with object)
to stretch (cloth) on a tenter or tenters.
verb (used without object)
to be capable of being tentered.
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Origin of tenter
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British Dictionary definitions for tenter
tenter
/ (ˈtɛntə) /
noun
a frame on which cloth is stretched during the manufacturing process in order that it may retain its shape while drying
a person who stretches cloth on a tenter
verb
(tr) to stretch (cloth) on a tenter
Word Origin for tenter
C14: from Medieval Latin tentōrium, from Latin tentus stretched, from tendere to stretch
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