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stretcher

noun

1 stretcher

A wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting.

Roget 215: support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait [U.S.], caudex crib; point d'appui [Fr.], pou sto [Gr.], purchase footing, hold, ... show more

Roget 272: vehicle, conveyance, carriage, caravan, van; common carrier; wagon, waggon, wain, dray, cart, lorry.    truck, tram; ... show more

Roget 215: support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait [U.S.], caudex crib; point d'appui [Fr.], pou sto [Gr.], purchase footing, hold, ... show more

Roget 272: vehicle, conveyance, carriage, caravan, van; common carrier; wagon, waggon, wain, dray, cart, lorry.    truck, tram; ... show more

Polish: blejtram

2 stretcher

A mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it.

3 stretcher

A litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles.

Dutch: baar, brancard, draagbaar, frame, kader
Polish: nosze

4 stretcher

A stone that forms the top of wall or building.

synonyms: capstone, copestone, coping stone.

Dutch: deksteen


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