Definition of "tentering" []

• Present participle of tenter. (verb)
• The stretching of cloth on tenters (noun)

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• "After the cloth leaves the tentering machine it has lost its natural moisture, and is not at all fitted, as far as fiber condition is concerned, for the napping."
• "= The object of tentering [14] is to straighten and level the fabric."
• "The loom width can be restored by tentering or running the goods over"