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stretching frame

stretching frame noun: a machine for stretching cotton rovings before they are spun into yarn.

Noun

stretching frame (plural stretching frames)

  1. A machine for stretching cotton rovings before they are spun into yarn.
  2. A frame on which starched fabrics are dried.

Forms of stretching frame

pluralstretching frames

Questions about stretching frame

What does stretching frame mean?
Stretching frame means a machine for stretching cotton rovings before they are spun into yarn.
What part of speech is stretching frame?
Stretching frame is a noun.
What is the plural of stretching frame?
The plural of stretching frame is stretching frames.

Words near stretching frame in the dictionary

  1. stretching
  2. stretching a point
  3. stretching course
  4. stretching courses
  5. stretching forth
  6. stretching frame
  7. stretching frames
  8. stretching hemp
  9. stretching it out
  10. stretching one's legs
  11. stretching one's wings

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