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tenter

-1 n. பொறுப்புக் காப்பாளர், தொழிற்சாலையில் இயந்திரப் பாதுகாப்புப் பொறுப்பாளர்.-2 n. உணக்குபொறி, ஆடை காயும்போது சீர்நேராயமைய உதவும ஆடையுணக்கு துறட்டி, சீர்ப்பொறிக் கொடுக்கு.


Ten"ter, n. 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. 2. (Mach.) Defn: A kind of governor. Ten"ter, n. Etym: [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move.] Defn: A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. Tenter ground, a place where tenters are erected. -- Tenter-hook, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter. -- To be on the tenters, or on the tenter-hooks, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras. Ten"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering.] Defn: To admit extension. Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon. Ten"ter, v. t. Defn: To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters. Ten"ter, n. 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. 2. (Mach.) Defn: A kind of governor. Ten"ter, n. Etym: [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move.] Defn: A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. Tenter ground, a place where tenters are erected. -- Tenter-hook, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter. -- To be on the tenters, or on the tenter-hooks, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras. Ten"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering.] Defn: To admit extension. Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon. Ten"ter, v. t. Defn: To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.


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