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tenter
- /ˈtɛntəɹ/
Rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium.
noun tenters
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A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
Similar: tenterframe
- One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
- A kind of governor, or regulating device.
verb tenters · tentering · tentered
- To stretch cloth on such a framework.
- To admit extension; to be stretchable. Woollen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely.
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title = {tenter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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