tensorium Save DMLBS tensorium [CL tendere+-torium; cf. et. tentorium] 1 stretching frame, tenter. tendo ‥ tensio ‥ et hoc ~ium -rii Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 570; tentowre for cloþ, ~ium, -ii ‥ tentorium PP. 2 shelter made of stretched skins, cloth, or sim., tent, pavilion (cf. et. tentorium). a tent, castrum, papilio, ~ium, tentorium CathA.