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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Tenter

· Ten·ter · IPA /ˈtɛn.təɹ/
01 n. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
  1. 1.
    One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
  2. 2.
    A kind of governor.(Mach.)
02 n. A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
  1. 1.
    A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
Phrases & compounds
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 stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense.
03 v. i. To admit extension.
imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering
  1. 1.
    To admit extension.
    “Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely.” — Bacon.
04 v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
  1. 1.
    To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.