First Known Use: 14th century
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1tenter
noun ten·ter \ˈten-tər\
Definition of TENTER
1
: a frame or endless track with hooks or clips along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth
2
archaic : tenterhook
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Origin of TENTER
Middle English teyntur, probably from Medieval Latin tentura, from tenta tent frame, tent
2tenter
noun
Definition of TENTER
: one who lives in or occupies a tent
First Known Use of TENTER
1846
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