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(), n. 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. 2. (Mach.) A kind of governor. 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. 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, or on the tenter-hooks, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras. Ten"ter v. i.[imp. & p. p.Tentered (); p. pr. & vb. n.Tentering.] To admit extension. Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon. Ten"ter v. t.To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters. スポンサード リンク
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