Tenterhooks are hooks in a device called a tenter. Tenters were originally large wooden frames which were used as far back as the 14th century in the process of making woollen cloth.
tenterhookとは意味:tenterhook n. (織物の)張り枠の釘. 【前置詞+】 ◆You've got in! That's wonderful. I've been on tenterhooks all week. 当選したね, 見事だ. 1 週間ずっとやきもきしていたよ. tenterhook meaning: Noun: tenterhook 'tentur`hûk One of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter Derived forms: tenterhooks Type of: claw , hook Part of: tenter Encyclopedia: ...tenterhook en francais:n. crochettenterhook 뜻:noun, 재양틀의 갈고리, be on ~s 조바심하다tenterhook перевод:tenter-hook текст. крючок ширильной рамы (текстильное) крючок ширильной рамы > to be on (the) *s мучиться неизвестностью, мучительно ожидать (чего-л.); сидеть как на иголках > to keep smb. on (the) *s...