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tentering, vbl. n.|ˈtɛntərɪŋ|
[f. tenter v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb tenter; the stretching (of cloth) on tenters or by means of other mechanical devices.
1483–4Act 1 Rich. III, c. 8 §7 No maner persone..set nor drawe..any maner of Wollen Cloth..by the meane of teynteryng or otherwise. 1597–8Act 39 Eliz. c. 20 (title) An Acte aginst the deceitfull stretching and taintering of Northerne Cloth. 1677Jordan Lond. Tri. 20 The Tentering I wot Must not be forgot. 1706A. Boyer Ann. Q. Anne IV. 28 The tentring or stretching of any the aforesaid draperies. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Tentering, a technical term for stretching woven goods to dry, after being stiffened or dyed.
b. attrib., as tentering-house, tentering-machine, tentering-room.
1877Knight Dict. Mech., Tentering-machine, a machine for stretching fabrics. 1881Daily News 21 Jan. 5/6 Her body was found in the ruins of the tentering house. c1890W. H. Casmey Ventilation 19 These fans are supplied with warm air from the finishing and tentering rooms adjoining. |