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noun
- (archaic) A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; called also tent wine, and tinta.
- (archaic) Attention; regard, care.
- (archaic) Intention; design.
- (medicine) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
- (medicine) A probe for searching a wound.
- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering persons from the weather.
- (archaic) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
Translations: - Dutch: tent(nl)m
- French: tente(fr)f
- German: Zelt(de)n
- Italian: tenda(it)f
verb
- To go camping.
- We"ll be tented at the campground this weekend.
- (archaic) To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder.
- (medicine) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.
- (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminicent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
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