tenterframe

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noun

A frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.

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Meanings

nountenterframe (plural tenterframes)

plural tenterframes · alternative tenter-frame · alternative tenter frame

  1. historicalA frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.

    Synonyms: tenter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.

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tenter
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tenter

Origin

From tenter + frame.

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Cite this entry
APA

tenterframe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterframe

MLA

“tenterframe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterframe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenterframe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterframe.

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