stretching frame

noun

A machine for stretching cotton rovings before they are spun into yarn.

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Meanings

nounstretching frame (plural stretching frames)

plural stretching frames

  1. A machine for stretching cotton rovings before they are spun into yarn.
  2. A frame on which starched fabrics are dried.
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