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tenter

ten·ter [ téntər ]


noun  (plural ten·ters)
Definition:
 
frame for cloth: a frame on which cloth is held taut during various phases of its manufacture, especially while it dries



transitive verb  (past and past participle ten·tered, present participle ten·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular ten·ters)
Definition:
 
stretch on tenter: to stretch cloth on a tenter

[13th century. < medieval Latin tentorium< Latin tendere "stretch"]
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