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tenter-frame

tenter-frame is the alternative form of tenterframe.

Meaning of tenterframe

Noun

tenterframe (plural tenterframes)

  1. (historical) A frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.
    Synonyms:
    tenter

Forms of tenter-frame

pluraltenter-frames

Questions about tenter-frame

What is tenter-frame the alternative form of?
Tenter-frame is the alternative form of tenterframe.

Words near tenter-frame in the dictionary

  1. tenter lofts
  2. tenter post
  3. tenter posts
  4. tenter-field
  5. tenter-fields
  6. tenter-frame
  7. tenter-frames
  8. tenter-hook
  9. tenter-loft
  10. tenter-lofts
  11. tenter-post

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