TENTER
\tˈɛntə], \tˈɛntə], \t_ˈɛ_n_t_ə]\
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A kind of governor.
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A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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To admit extension.
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To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
By Oddity Software
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A kind of governor.
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A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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To admit extension.
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To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
By Noah Webster.
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A frame on which to stretch cloth by hooks to prevent shrinking in drying.
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To hang or stretch on such a frame.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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