English Explanatory Dictionary

tenter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛn.təɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tenter.wav

Word forms

tenter tenters tentering tentered

Etymology

Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium.

Derived words

tenterbelly tenterhook
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