Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A machine or apparatus for stretching or stentering muslins and other thin fabrics. Also called
stenter-hook . - To operate upon (thin cotton fabrics, as book-muslins, etc.) in a manner to impart to them a so-called elastic finish.
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Examples
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The film is also produced by applying the viscose on textile fabrics, drying down, and fixing on a stenter machine, then washing away the alkaline by-products from the fixed film.
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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The new POWER-FRAME stenter generation is characterized by the proven and patented SPLIT-FLOW air circulation system achieving an optimum temperature distribution across the complete dryer length and width.
Free Apparel News – Apparel RSS XML Feeds – Fibre2fashion.com 2009
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The POWER-FRAME stenter is with its newly developed entry system perfectly suited for the finishing of highly elastic knitted and woven fabric.
Free Apparel News – Apparel RSS XML Feeds – Fibre2fashion.com 2009
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