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TenteredTenter Ten"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Tentering.]
To admit extension.
Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. --Bacon. Tenter
Tenter Ten"ter, n.
1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a
kind of assistant foreman.
2. (Mach.) A kind of governor.
TenterTenter Ten"ter, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a
stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L.
tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move.]
A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks,
called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
Tenter ground, a place where tenters are erected.
Tenter-hook, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth
on a tenter.
To be on the tenters, or on the tenter-hooks, to be on
the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense.
--Hudibras. TenterTenter Ten"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Tentering.]
To admit extension.
Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. --Bacon. Tenter
Tenter Ten"ter, v. t.
To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
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