tenter /ˈtɛntəɹ/noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried. •One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. •A kind of governor, or regulating device. verb2 •To stretch cloth on such a framework. •To admit extension; to be stretchable.Woollen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. — 1627 formstentered · tentering · tenters
