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Tenter
see synonyms of tenterNoun
1. tenter
a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Tenter
see synonyms of tenternoun
1.
a frame on which cloth is stretched during the manufacturing process in order that it may retain its shape while drying
2.
a person who stretches cloth on a tenter
verb
3. (transitive)
to stretch (cloth) on a tenter
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Tenter
see synonyms of tenter noun
1.
a frame on which cloth is stretched after having been milled, so as to dry evenly without shrinking
: in full tenter frame2. Obsolete
a tenterhook
verb transitive
3.
to stretch (cloth) on a tenter or tenters
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Tenter
see synonyms of tentern.
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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