tenteredadj.
/ˈtɛntəd/ 1. Stretched on or as on a tenter; racked.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [adjective]
oppresseda1500
heavy-laden1611
tentered1652
weighteda1732
weighed1822
care-worn1828
beaten down1876
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [adjective] > stretched
racked1546
tentered1652
1652 E. Benlowes Theophila vii. xxxvii. 100 As my tenter'd Minde its Spirits still Strains forth.
1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 203 In order to dry the tentered cloth within it.
2. Stuck or studded with tenter-hooks.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > barbed
witherhokedc1330
barbeledc1480
bearded1577
barbed1611
jaggered1627
tentered1768
barbated1782
wittereda1824
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) I. 222 Another person..might still expect uneasiness in the tentered cask, nevertheless, might choose it as the lesser evil.
1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc iv. 111 How Maximin,..In such deep fury bade the tenter'd wheel Rend her life piecemeal.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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