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tenter post

tenter post is the alternative form of tenterpost.

Meaning of tenterpost

Noun

tenterpost (plural tenterposts)

  1. (historical) A post, on a series of which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.

Forms of tenter post

pluraltenter posts

Questions about tenter post

What is tenter post the alternative form of?
Tenter post is the alternative form of tenterpost.

Words near tenter post in the dictionary

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

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