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tenterground

tenterground noun: an area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters.

tenterground: an area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters
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Noun

tenterground (plural tentergrounds)

  1. An area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters.
    Synonyms:
    tenterfield

Synonyms of tenterground

Forms of tenterground

pluraltentergrounds

Origin of tenterground

From tenter + ground.

Questions about tenterground

What does tenterground mean?
Tenterground means an area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters.
What part of speech is tenterground?
Tenterground is a noun.
What is the plural of tenterground?
The plural of tenterground is tentergrounds.

Words near tenterground in the dictionary

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

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