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tenter.

A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛntəɹ/
  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.

Where this word comes from

Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium.

verb/ˈtɛntəɹ/
  1. To stretch cloth on such a framework.

    transitive
  2. To admit extension; to be stretchable.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium.

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