tenter : Idioms & Phrases
Lift tenter
(Windmills) , a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed.
Webster 1913
Tenter ground
- a place where tenters are erected.
Webster 1913
Tenter-hook
- a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter.
Webster 1913
To be on the tenters , ∨ on the tenter-hooks
- to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras.
