Thesaurus: tenter

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1. n. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
2. n. A kind of governor.
3. n. A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
4. v. i. To admit extension.
5. v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
6. n. a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
7. 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. 2. (Mach.) A kind of governor. 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. To admit extension. Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
8. n. a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth