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tentering
[
ten
-ter
]
ten·ter
/
ˈtɛn
tər
/
Show Spelled
[
ten
-ter
]
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noun
1.
a framework on
which
cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may
set
or dry evenly.
2.
Obsolete
.
a
tenterhook
.
verb (used with object)
3.
to stretch (cloth) on a tenter or tenters.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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verb (used without object)
4.
to be capable of being tentered.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
tente
to stretch (<
Latin
tentus,
variant of
tēnsus
tense
1
) +
-er
1
;
replacing
Middle English
teyntur,
of unclear derivation
Related forms
un·ten·tered,
adjective
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