tenter
Fabric drying frame
A tenter is a frame for stretching cloth to prevent shrinkage while drying.
The cloth is held taut by hooks along the frame's edges—tenterhooks.
To be on tenterhooks is to be in anxious suspense, stretched tight with anticipation: We were on tenterhooks waiting for the test results.
Sheared animal fiber
- clothWoven or knit material
- linenFlax-derived textile
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- broadclothDense plain-weave fabric
woven fabric · serge · felt · weaving · finishing · dyeing · milling · shrinking
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
uneasy · edge · apprehension · uncertainty · dread · expectation · nail-biting · pins and needles
wool
Sheared animal fiber
woven fabric · broadcloth · serge · felt · weaving · finishing · dyeing · milling · shrinking · felting
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- waitingRemaining in expectation
nervous · uneasy · edge · apprehension · uncertainty · dread · expectation · nail-biting · pins and needles
hooks
Curved catching devices
- pinsPointed sewing fasteners
- rackFrame for holding items
- wooden frameStructural timber assembly
fulling · finishing · selvedge · gigging · cropping · shearing · drying rack · framework
taut
Stretched under tension
tentergather
Bring or come together
ruffle · compressor · relaxer · crimper · pleater
- mess tentPortable military dining area
- tent sitesDesignated camping spots
- tent revivalOutdoor religious gathering under canvas
- on tenterhooksNervously awaiting an outcome
- pitch a tentErect a temporary shelter
- pup tentSmall triangular camping shelter