TENTER


Meaning of TENTER in English

I. ˈten-tər noun

Etymology: Middle English teyntur, probably from Medieval Latin tentura, from tenta tent frame, tent

Date: 14th century

1. : a frame or endless track with hooks or clips along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth

2. archaic : tenterhook

II. noun

Date: 1846

: one who lives in or occupies a tent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.