Noah Webster
Tenter
TENT'ER, noun [Latin tendo, tentus, to stretch.]
A hook for stretching cloth on a frame.
To be on the tenters, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness or suspense.
TENT'ER, verb transitive To hang or stretch on tenters.
TENT'ER, verb intransitive To admit extension.
Woolen cloths will tenter