tenter
/ˈtɛn.təɹ/
noun 3verb 2
Definitions
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.
Woollen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely.
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