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tenterframe

tenterframe noun: a frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.

Noun

tenterframe (plural tenterframes)

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

Synonyms of tenterframe

Forms of tenterframe

pluraltenterframes
alternative formtenter-frame
alternative formtenter frame

Origin of tenterframe

From tenter + frame.

Questions about tenterframe

What does tenterframe mean?
Tenterframe means a frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.
What part of speech is tenterframe?
Tenterframe is a noun.
What is the plural of tenterframe?
The plural of tenterframe is tenterframes.

Words near tenterframe in the dictionary

  1. tenterers
  2. tenterfield
  3. Tenterfield whistle
  4. Tenterfield whistles
  5. tenterfields
  6. tenterframe
  7. tenterframes
  8. tenterground
  9. tentergrounds
  10. tenterhook
  11. tenterhooks

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