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Webster 1913 Edition

Renter

Rent′er

(r?nt′?r)
,
Noun.
One who rents or leases an estate; – usually said of a lessee or tenant.

Ren′ter

(r?n′t?r)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rentered
(-t?rd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rentering
.]
[F.
rentraire
; L. pref.
re-
re- +
in
into, in +
trahere
to draw.]
1.
To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.
2.
To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; – said with reference to tapestry.

Webster 1828 Edition

Renter

RENT'ER

,
Noun.
One who leases an estate; more generally, the lessee or tenant who takes an estate or tenement on rent.

RENT'ER

,
Verb.
T.
[L. retracho, retrahere; re and traho, to draw.]
1.
To fine-draw; to sew together the edges of two pieces of cloth without doubling them, so that the seam is scarcely visible.
2.
In tapestry, to work new warp into a piece of damaged tapestry, and on this to restore the original pattern or design.
3.
To sew up artfully, as a rent.

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