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tenter

The correct spelling is tenter.

How to pronounce tenter

/ˈtɛn.təɹ/
noun

IPA: /ˈtɛn.təɹ/

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The correct spelling is tenter. A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
  2. 2.One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
  3. 3.A kind of governor, or regulating device.

verb

  1. 1.To stretch cloth on such a framework.
  2. 2.To admit extension; to be stretchable.

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