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| ten·ter [ téntər ] |
noun (plural ten·ters) |
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frame for cloth: a frame on which cloth is held taut during various phases of its manufacture, especially while it dries
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transitive verb (past and past participle ten·tered, present participle ten·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular ten·ters) |
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stretch on tenter: to stretch cloth on a tenter
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| [13th century. < medieval Latin tentorium< Latin tendere "stretch"] |
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