tenter

ten·ter

 (tĕn′tər)

n.

1. A framework on which milled cloth is stretched for drying without shrinkage.

2. Archaic A tenterhook.

tr.v. ten·tered, ten·ter·ing, ten·ters

To stretch (cloth) on a tenter.

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[Middle English teyntur, tentour, probably ultimately from Latin tentōrium, shelter made of stretched skins, from tendere, to stretch; see tent¹.]

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tenter

(ˈtɛntə)

n

1. (Textiles) a frame on which cloth is stretched during the manufacturing process in order that it may retain its shape while drying

2. (Textiles) a person who stretches cloth on a tenter

vb

(Textiles) (tr) to stretch (cloth) on a tenter

[C14: from Medieval Latin tentōrium, from Latin tentus stretched, from tendere to stretch]

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ten•ter

(ˈtɛn tər)

n.

1. a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.

2. Obs. a tenterhook.

v.t.

3. to stretch (cloth) on a tenter.

v.i.

4. to be capable of being tentered.

[1300–50; Middle English teyntur, perhaps < Anglo-French *tentur < Latin tentōrium tent; see tentorium]

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tenter

Past participle: tentered
Gerund: tentering

Imperative

tenter

tenter

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tenter - a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth framework - a structure supporting or containing something tenterhook - one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter

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