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tenture1 (1483-84)

tenture1 (1483-84)

 
  FEW:  tendere 13/i,197b Gdf:  tendure 7,677c GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF:  tendure  TLF: OED:  tenter n.1  MED:  tentour n.2  DMLBS:  tentura 3404a
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
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s.

textiletenter, wooden frame to stretch wet cloth
( 1483-84 ) qe null persone [...] garde, aiet ou occupie ascuns tenture [...], par quel drap lanuez poet en ascune maner estre traihé hors en longeur ou laieur  Stats ii 487
( 1483-84 ) qe mez qe toutz tentures queux de cy enaprés serront usez ou occupiez, pur equacion del drap tantsoulement aprés q’il vient de molin et devaunt il soit roughez et pur null autre cause  Stats ii 487
( 1483-84 ) qe toutz draps queux serront misez sur tenturez ne soient treihez hors en longeur et laieur autrement qe est avaunt rehercé  Stats ii 487

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See also:

tendre1  tenturance  tenturing 
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