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tenterposts

tenterposts is the plural of tenterpost.

Meaning of tenterpost

Noun

tenterpost (plural tenterposts)

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

Questions about tenterposts

What is tenterposts the plural of?
Tenterposts is the plural of tenterpost.

Words near tenterposts in the dictionary

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

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