tenter
/'tentə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A framework for stretching cloth: A wooden frame or structure fitted with hooks or tenterhooks, used in the textile industry to hold cloth taut while it dries or is processed, preventing it from shrinking.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The freshly woven wool was stretched on a tenter to dry evenly.
- In the old mill, you could see rows of tenters holding lengths of linen.
Advanced Usage
- "To be on tenterhooks": This is the primary idiomatic usage derived from the word. It describes a state of nervous suspense, anxiety, or excited anticipation, as if one were metaphorically stretched on hooks.
- The audience was on tenterhooks waiting for the final results.
Variants and Related Words
- Tenterhook (n): One of the sharp, hooked nails or the hooks on a tenter frame used to hold the cloth.
- The cloth was carefully attached to the tenterhooks.
Synonyms
- Frame: A rigid structure that surrounds or supports something.
- Rack: A framework, typically with bars, for holding or storing things.
Related Phrases
- On tenterhooks (idiom): In a state of nervous or anxious suspense.
- She was on tenterhooks all day before her job interview.
Noun
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a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
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