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Meaning of Tenter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɛn.təɹ

Definitions

  1. A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
  2. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
  3. A kind of governor, or regulating device.

Equivalents

العربية المخيّم
Deutsch Spannrahmen
Français tenter
Magyar felügyelő gépész

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

tenterbelly Tenterden tenterer Tenterfield Tenterfield whistle tenterground

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