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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 clothTenter \ Ten" ter\, n. 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Mach.) A kind of governor. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster PJC]
Tenter \ Ten" ter\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Tentered}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Tentering}.] To admit extension. [ 1913 Webster] Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster]
Tenter \ Ten" ter\, v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters. [ 1913 Webster]
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