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tenterframes

tenterframes is the plural 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

Questions about tenterframes

What is tenterframes the plural of?
Tenterframes is the plural of tenterframe.

Words near tenterframes in the dictionary

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

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