fent
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A slit; specifically, a short slit or opening left in an article of dress, as in the sleeve of a shirt, at the top of the skirt in a dress, etc., as a means of putting it on; a placket or placket-hole.
- noun A crack; a flaw.
- noun A remnant, as of cotton; an odd piece; specifically, imperfectly printed or imperfectly dyed ends of cotton and other cloths, which are sold for patchwork and similar purposes.
Examples
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After looming, the warp, together with the healds and reed, are taken to the loom where the warp is then ‘gaited’, (i.e. the healds are connected to the treadle levers and to the reversing motion; the reed is secured in position under the sley-cap; and the warp sheet is straightened, tensioned and tied-in to a cloth fent attached to the take-up system).
Note
The word 'fent' comes ultimately from a Latin word meaning 'cleave, split, slit'.
