tenterframe

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tenterframe

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From tenter + frame.

noun tenterframes · tenter-frame · tenter frame

historical A frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.
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"tenterframe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenterframe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{tenterframe_2026,
  title = {tenterframe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenterframe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}