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tenter

/ˈtɛntəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
ten-ter
IPA
/ˈtɛntəɹ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.

noun

One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.

noun

A kind of governor, or regulating device.

verb

To stretch cloth on such a framework.

Transitive verb

verb

To admit extension; to be stretchable.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenters (plural) tenters (present, singular) tentering (participle, present) tentered (participle, past) tentered (past)

Derived Forms

tenterbelly tenterer tenterfield tenterframe tenterground tenterhook tenterloft tenterpost untentered

Synonyms

tenterframe

Rhymes With

center off-center centre off-centre enter re-enter valley center mentor correction center correction centre presenter inventor

Questions

How do you pronounce tenter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛntəɹ/.
What does tenter mean?
A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
Where does tenter come from?
Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium.

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