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tenterhook |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tenter \Ten"ter\, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure OF tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. {Tenter ground}, a place where tenters are erected. {Tenter-hook}, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter. {To be on the tenters}, or {on the tenter-hooks}, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. --Hudibras. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tenterhook n : one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
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