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tenterpost

tenterpost noun: a post, on a series of which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.

tenterpost: a post, on a series of which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling
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Noun

tenterpost (plural tenterposts)

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

Forms of tenterpost

pluraltenterposts
alternative formtenter-post
alternative formtenter post

Origin of tenterpost

From tenter + post.

Questions about tenterpost

What does tenterpost mean?
Tenterpost means a post, on a series of which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.
What part of speech is tenterpost?
Tenterpost is a noun.
What is the plural of tenterpost?
The plural of tenterpost is tenterposts.

Words near tenterpost in the dictionary

  1. tenterhook
  2. tenterhooks
  3. tentering
  4. tenterloft
  5. tenterlofts
  6. tenterpost
  7. tenterposts
  8. tenters
  9. tentet
  10. tentful
  11. tentfuls

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