tenter1
n.
a framework on which fabric can be held taut for drying or other treatment during manufacture.
Etymology
ME: from med. L. tentorium, from tent-, tendere ‘to stretch’.
tenter2
n.
archaic a person in charge of something, especially of machinery in a factory.
Etymology
C19: from Scots and north. Engl. dial. tent ‘pay attention’, appar. from ME attent ‘heed’.