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tenter    
n. 张布钩,张布架

张布钩,张布架

tenter
n 1: a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth

Tenter \Ten"ter\, n.
1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a
kind of assistant foreman.
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2. (Mach.) A kind of governor.
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Tenter \Ten"ter\, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a
stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L.
tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.]
A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks,
called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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{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}, {To be on the tenter-hooks} or {To be
on tenterhooks}, to be on the stretch; to be in distress,
uneasiness, or suspense. --Hudibras.
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Tenter \Ten"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tentered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Tentering}.]
To admit extension.
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Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. --Bacon.
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Tenter \Ten"ter\, v. t.
To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
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  • TENTER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of TENTER is a frame or endless track with hooks or clips along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth
  • Tenterhook - Wikipedia
    Tenterhooks or tenter hooks are hooked nails used with a device known as a tenter, a wooden frame, used since at least the 14th century in the process of making woolen cloth, over which wet cloth would be stretched to prevent shrinkage as it dries, but now superseded by the stenter in the textile manufacturing industry
  • TENTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    3 meanings: 1 a frame on which cloth is stretched during the manufacturing process in order that it may retain its shape while Click for more definitions
  • What does tenter mean? - Definitions. net
    Tenter is a verb that means to push or test the limits of something, often in a cautious or tentative manner As a noun, a tenter refers to a large frame with hooks used to stretch and dry cloth after it has been processed
  • tenter, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the noun tenter mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tenter , five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
  • Tenter - definition of tenter by The Free Dictionary
    Define tenter tenter synonyms, tenter pronunciation, tenter translation, English dictionary definition of tenter n 1 A framework on which milled cloth is stretched for drying without shrinkage 2 Archaic A tenterhook tr v ten·tered , ten·ter·ing , ten·ters To
  • tenter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    tenter (plural tenters) A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman (engineering) A kind of governor, or regulating device
  • TENTER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Tenter definition: a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly See examples of TENTER used in a sentence
  • TENTER - Definition Meaning - Reverso English Dictionary
    Tenter definition: framework for stretching and drying cloth Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words
  • What does it mean to be on tenterhooks? - Merriam-Webster
    “On tenterhooks” means “waiting nervously for something to happen ” The word tenter means “a frame used for drying and stretching cloth” and is related to tent, so being “on tenterhooks” compares the tenseness of the stretched fabric to the tension of nervous waiting
  • Tenter - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘tenter' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary com or its editors
  • tenter: meaning, synonyms - WordSense
    tenter (pl tenters) A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman (engineering) A kind of governor, or regulating device Verb tenter (third-person singular simple present tenters, present participle tentering, simple past and past participle tentered)
  • Tenter - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
    Extended figuratively to anything that painfully strains or tortures; to be on the tenter, on tenters was "on the rack" 1530s, hence "in distress or suspense " The common figurative phrase on tenterhooks "in painful suspense" is attested from 1748; earlier be on tenters (1530s)
  • tenter, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the verb tenter mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb tenter , three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
  • Tenter Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Tenter definition: A framework on which milled cloth is stretched for drying without shrinkage





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