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tenter

Meaninga stretching

Common meaning: a frame for stretching cloth

Journey through time

  1. Latintentura‘a stretching’source
  2. Middle Englishtenturesource
  3. Englishtenter‘a frame for stretching cloth’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin tentura ‘a stretching’.

Roots

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