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. [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.
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, or on the tenter-hooks, 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.
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. [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.
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, or on the tenter-hooks, 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.
