Canadian English Meaning of tenter

temptation

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Definitions and Meaning of tenter in English

Wordnet

tenter (n)

a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth

Webster

tenter (n.)

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

A kind of governor.

A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.

Webster

tenter (v. i.)

To admit extension.

Webster

tenter (v. t.)

To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.

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temptation

a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying clothOne who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman., A kind of gover

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tented => tented, tent-caterpillar moth => Tent caterpillar moth, tentatively => tentatively, tentative => tentative, tentation => temptation,