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tenter

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tenter (noun)
  2. 2) tenter (noun)

1ten·ter

noun \ˈten-tər\

Definition of TENTER

1
: a frame or endless track with hooks or clips along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth
2
archaic : tenterhook

Origin of TENTER

Middle English teyntur, probably from Medieval Latin tentura, from tenta tent frame, tent
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with TENTER

center, enter, mentor, renter, venter

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