See Also: stenter(dictionary)

stenter (iou)



stenter noun & verb. M16.
[from STENT verb1 + -ER1.]
A. noun.
A person who sets up (a tent). Scot. Only in M16.
= TENTER noun1 1. Now also, a machine through which fabric is carried mechanically while under sideways tension. E18.
b. verb trans. Stretch (fabric) by means of a stenter. L19.