ten·ter /ˈtɛntɚ/
張布鉤,張布架
Ten·ter n.
1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
2. Mach. A kind of governor.
Ten·ter, n. A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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.
Ten·ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering.] To admit extension.
Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. --Bacon.
Ten·ter, v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
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tenter
n : a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth