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单词 tenter
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ten•ter  (ten′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilesa framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
  2. Textiles[Obs.]a tenterhook.

v.t. 
  1. Textilesto stretch (cloth) on a tenter or tenters.

v.i. 
  1. Textilesto be capable of being tentered.
  • Latin tentus, variant of tēnsus tense1) + -er1; replacing Middle English teyntur, of unclear derivation
  • Middle English tente to stretch (1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tenter /ˈtɛntə/ n
  1. a frame on which cloth is stretched during the manufacturing process in order that it may retain its shape while drying
  2. a person who stretches cloth on a tenter
 vb
  1. (transitive) to stretch (cloth) on a tenter
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin tentōrium, from Latin tentus stretched, from tendere to stretch
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