English dictionary
tenter
/'t/E/nt/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
Source: webster1913
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A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called <i>tenter-hooks</i>, so that it may dry even and square.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To admit extension.
Source: webster1913
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To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
Source: webster1913