A wooden framework on which cloth is stretched after being milled, so that it may set or dry evenly and without shrinking. Also †a pair of tenters…
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > stretching > framework (7) tenter13.. A wooden framework on which cloth is stretched after being milled, so that it may set or dry evenly and without shrinking. Also †a pair of tenters… rack1328 A frame on which cloth, parchment, etc., is stretched, usually before drying. Now rare. tenter-frame1835 = sense 1. Subcategories:— hook or nail in (3) — type of (1) |
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