'Tenter' definitions:

Definition of 'tenter'

noun

A framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth

From: GCIDE

Tenter \Ten"ter\, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. [1913 Webster]
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, To be on the tenter-hooks or {To be on tenterhooks}, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster +PJC]

From: GCIDE

Tenter \Ten"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering.] To admit extension. [1913 Webster]
Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Tenter \Ten"ter\, v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Tenter \Ten"ter\, n.
1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. [1913 Webster]
2. (Mach.) A kind of governor. [1913 Webster]