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tenterer

tenterer noun: one who tenters (stretches cloth on a framework).

Noun

tenterer (plural tenterers)

  1. One who tenters (stretches cloth on a framework).

Forms of tenterer

pluraltenterers

Origin of tenterer

From tenter + -er.

Questions about tenterer

What does tenterer mean?
Tenterer means one who tenters (stretches cloth on a framework).
What part of speech is tenterer?
Tenterer is a noun.
What is the plural of tenterer?
The plural of tenterer is tenterers.

Words near tenterer in the dictionary

  1. tenter-posts
  2. tenterbellies
  3. tenterbelly
  4. Tenterden
  5. tentered
  6. tenterer
  7. tenterers
  8. tenterfield
  9. Tenterfield whistle
  10. Tenterfield whistles
  11. tenterfields

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