2. Noun. The stretching of cloth on tenters ¹
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Definition of Tentering
1. tenter [v] - See also: tenter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tentering
Literary usage of Tentering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1836)
"Tentering, Stc. cloth 367 RW Swinburne, Plate glass ib ... JB Smith and J.
Smith, Tentering. &c. Ciò. ..."
2. Silk by Eliza Bailey Thompson (1922)
"The principal finishing processes are : Calendering Dressing or stiffening Breaking
Tentering Gassing Moire finish Calendering Calendering is practically ..."
3. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1902)
"Figure 27A shews, in section, an " exhaust " tentering machine, in which the piece,
... To obtain a soft feel or " handle," the piece, after tentering, ..."
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