"stretching frame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stretching frames [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stretching frame (plural stretching frames)
  1. A machine for stretching cotton rovings before they are spun into yarn.
    Sense id: en-stretching_frame-en-noun-E6yzGkQq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. A frame on which starched fabrics are dried.
    Sense id: en-stretching_frame-en-noun-jWth-drI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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