C2 noun #72,991 most common

tenter

UK /ˈtɛn.təɹ/ | US /ˈtɛn.təɹ/

A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.

tenter in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
  • (noun) One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
  • (noun) A kind of governor, or regulating device.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
  2. 2
    noun One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
  3. 3
    noun A kind of governor, or regulating device.
  4. 4
    verb To stretch cloth on such a framework.
  5. 5
    verb To admit extension; to be stretchable.
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