Tenter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
  2. a tenterhook.
verb (used with object)
  1. to stretch (cloth) on a tenter or tenters.
verb (used without object)
  1. to be capable of being tentered.
noun
  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
verb
  1. to stretch (cloth) on a tenter
Tenter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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