on the tenters — phrasal archaic : on tenterhooks I have seen him stretched on the tenters to keep thee in countenance Samuel Richardson … Useful english dictionary
To be on the tenter-hooks — Tenter Ten ter, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland — The Power Loom Tenters Trade Union of Ireland was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers Union in 1937.ee also* List of trade unions * Transport and General Workers Union * TGWU amalgamations … Wikipedia
Fulling — or tucking or walking ( waulking in Scotland) is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to get rid of oils, dirt, and other impurities, and thickening it. The worker who does the job is a fuller,… … Wikipedia
Tenter — Ten ter, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter hooks, so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenter ground — Tenter Ten ter, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenter-hook — Tenter Ten ter, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be on tenterhooks — Tenter Ten ter, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turlough Carolan — Portrait of Turlough Carolan, from R.B. Armstrong The Irish and Highland Harps , Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1904. Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O Carolan,[1] (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin; Irish pronunciation: … Wikipedia
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — Infobox Organization name = Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now image border = size = caption = msize = mcaption = abbreviation = ACORN motto = formation = 1970 extinction = type = Non governmental organization status = purpose … Wikipedia
