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tenters

tenters is the plural of tenter.

Meaning of tenter

Noun

tenter (plural tenters)

  1. A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
    Synonyms:
    tenterframe
  2. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
  3. A kind of governor, or regulating device.

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Phrases with tenters

Questions about tenters

What is tenters the plural of?
Tenters is the plural of tenter.

Words near tenters in the dictionary

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

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