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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.
Meaning of Tenters from wikipedia
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frames known as
tenters, to
which it is
attached by
tenterhooks (whence the
phrase being on tenterhooks). The area
where the
tenters were
erected was...
- A
tent is a
shelter consisting of
sheets of
fabric or
other material draped over or
attached to a
frame of
poles or a
supporting rope.
While smaller tents...
-
Tenters terror" was organised, but the
police blocked the
protesters way
between Savska and
Vukovarska street. On the
opposing side, some 600
tenters...
-
Tentation delblush is a
commercial apple variety (also
known as Delblush) that was
created in
France in 1979 by
Georges Delbard as the
result of a crossing...
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tentergrounds (alternatively,
tenter-fields),
large open
spaces full of
tenters,
wherever cloth was made, and as a
result the word "
tenter" is
found in
place names...
- A
tent city is a
temporary housing facility made
using tents or
other temporary structures.
State governments or
military organizations set up
tent cities...
-
Tent stitch is a small,
diagonal needlepoint stitch that
crosses over the
intersection of one
horizontal (weft) and one
vertical (warp)
thread of needlepoint...
- The
tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) is a
species of
tortoise and one of
three members of the genus, Psammobates.
Known locally as the
Karoo tent tortoise...
- A tarp
tent is a
single walled hybrid of a
tent and a tarpaulin,
generally used in
combination with a
mosquito net that may be
manufactured specifically...
- The
Tent Partnership for Refugees,
previously known as the
Tent Foundation, is a non-profit
organization founded by
Hamdi Ulukaya, the
founder and CEO...
