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