[ˈtɛntə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a framework on which fabric can be held taut for drying or other treatment during manufacture


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Origin:
Middle English: from medieval Latin tentorium, from tent- ‘stretched’, from the verb tendere

[ˈtɛntə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person in charge of something, especially of machinery in a factory


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Origin:
early 19th century: from Scots and northern English dialect tent ‘pay attention’, apparently from Middle English attent ‘heed’