Tenter
Pronunciation : Ten"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
2. (Mach.)
Defn: A kind of governor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ten"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move.]
Definition : Defn: 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, or on the tenter-hooks, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ten"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To admit extension. Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon.
i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ten"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913