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TENS'ILE, a. Capable of extension.
TEN'SION, n. [L. tensio, tendo.] 1. The act of stretching or straining; as the t...
TENS'IVE, a. Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness or contraction; as a ten...
TENS'OR, n. In anatomy, a muscle that extends or stretches a part.
TENSURE, the same as tension, and not used.
TENT, n. [L. tentorium, from tendo, to stretch.] 1. A pavilion or portable lodge...
TEN'TACLE, n. [L. tentacula.] A filiform process or organ, simple or branched, o...
TENT'AGE, n. An encampment. [Unusual.]
TENTA'TION, n. [L. tentatio; tento, to try.] Trial; temptation. [Little used.]
TENT'ATIVE, a. Trying; essaying. TENT'ATIVE , n. An essay; trial.
TENT'ED, a. Covered or furnished with tents; as soldiers. 1. Covered with tents;...
TENT'ER, n. [L. tendo, tentus, to stretch.] A hook for stretching cloth on a fra...
TEN'TER-GROUND, n. Ground on which tenters are erected.
TENT'ERED, pp. Stretched or hung on tenters.
TEN'TERING, ppr. Stretching or hanging on tenters.
TENTH, a. [from ten.] The ordinal of ten; the first after the ninth. TENTH , n. ...