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tenterhooks (<textile fabricating tools and equipment>, textile working equipment, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Small metal spikes or hooks designed to secure and stretch the edges of wet woven cloth as it dries after being exposed to fabrication processes such as washing, beating, and fulling, amongst others. Hundreds of these hooks are positioned in close rows around a wooden tenter frame to hold the fabric taut and prevent the damp piece of cloth from shrinking and warping out of shape during the drying process. Widely used in Europe beginning in the 15th century, this term's meaning later evolved and was abstracted in the 16th century to mean the expansion of one's consciousness and uncertainty about one's future.
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| tenterhooks (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| tenterhook (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| crochet à tendre (C,U,French-P,AD,T,MSN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TH |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ equipment (G) |
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................ <equipment by material processed> (G) |
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.................... textile working equipment (G) |
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........................ <textile fabricating tools and equipment> (G) |
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............................ tenterhooks (G,U) |
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tenter frames |
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(<textile fabricating tools and equipment>, textile working equipment, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300434557] |
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