Definition of Tenter

1. Noun. A framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth.

Generic synonyms: Framework
Terms within: Tenterhook

Definition of Tenter

1. n. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.

2. n. A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.

3. v. i. To admit extension.

4. v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.

Definition of Tenter

1. to stretch on a type of frame [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tenter

tentaculifera
tentaculiferous
tentaculiform
tentaculite
tentaculocyst
tentaculum
tentage
tentages
tentation
tentative
tentatively
tentativeness
tentativenesses
tentatives
tented
tenter (current term)
tentered
tenterhook
tenterhooks
tentering
tenters
tentful
tentfuls
tenth
tenth-value layer
tenthly
tenthmetre
Tenthredinidae
tenthredinides
tenths

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