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