About The Word Tenter
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Tenter
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What's The Definition Of Tenter?
[n] a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tenter: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tenter: See Also | frame | framework | framing | tenterhook Tenter In Webster's Dictionary \Ten"ter\, n.
1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a
kind of assistant foreman.
2. (Mach.) A kind of governor.
\Ten"ter\, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. {Tenter ground}, a place where tenters are erected. {Tenter-hook}, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter. {To be on the tenters}, or {on the tenter-hooks}, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. --Hudibras. \Ten"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tentered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tentering}.] To admit extension. Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. --Bacon. \Ten"ter\, v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters. |
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