Tenter
Definition of 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
.
1.
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
to
be
on
the
stretch
;
to
be
in
distress
,
uneasiness
,
or
suspense
.
- Hudibras.
v. i.
1.
To
admit
extension
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Tentered
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Tentering
.]
Woolen
cloth
will
tenter
,
linen
scarcely
.
- Bacon.
v. t.
1.
To
hang
or
stretch
on
,
or
as
on
,
tenters
.
Related Words
frame
,
framework
,
framing
,
tenterhook
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