tenter

ten·ter  (tntr)

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 tentrium, shelter made of stretched skins, from tendere, to stretch; see tent¹.]

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tenter [ˈtɛntə]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a frame on which cloth is stretched during the manufacturing process in order that it may retain its shape while drying

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a person who stretches cloth on a tenter

vb

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to stretch (cloth) on a tenter

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

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