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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1507
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Tenting, n. [Cf. e.m.E. tent (1548) a frame on which material being embroidered, etc. is stretched. Cf. also Tenter n. a.] Embroidery, ? specif. petit point, ? = Tent stitch. —1507 Treasurer's Accounts IV 79.
To the broudstar for half ane hank gold threid for tenting