TENT

n. Te2nt. Gr., /UOTOS, ^t^via-Koi. L, .,tent a,tentum. Fr., tente, meche. Ger., Meisnvl. A substance to be introduced into a wound or canal, so as to prevent it from closing or to dilate it slowly by its expansion when moistened. [E.] Cornstalk t. A t. made of the compre ed pith of the cornstalk. [A, 24.] Lamiiiaria t., Sea-tangle t. A t. made of the dried stems of Laminaria cornea. [E.] Sponge t. Fr., cone d'eponge preparee, tente eponge. Ger., Pre chwamm, Pre kegel. A t. made of compre ed sponge. [E.] [s. 603]