An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.

A metal device for widening the shoe. [Vass

Stretchers are turned or squared pieces of timber that join the legs of chairs, tables, and cabinet stands.

Element uniting two legs under the seat of chairs or armchairs

crosspiece connecting and bracing legs of tables, chairs, chests, etc.

The horizontal bar joining and stabilizing the legs of a chair or table.Supports between legs of chairs, tables or benches - shape is straight or Humpback of chinese antique furniture.

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

A horizontal bracing member connecting legs of a table or chair.

Strengthening or stabilizing rail, which runs horizontally between furniture legs, often forming X, H, or Y shapes.

A set of two inclined foot rests that hold each rower's shoes.

The horizontal pieces connecting chair or table legs; some are plain, some shaped and carved.

the supports under chairs and tables that are attached to the legs for strength.

A bar or beam under a chair or table, attached to the legs for strength.

A support brace between the two end panels of a frameless cabinet.

A horizontal brace in an H or X shape, often decorative, connecting the legs of a table or chair.

General term for cross member mounted between sides or legs of cabinets, or between upright poles in a pipe and drape booth, to ensure rigidity. These typically hold the drape to form the booth.

a strut joining the legs of a piece of furniture.

a frame with straps or shoes to anchor the rower's feet

The horizontal structural crosspiece joining and strengthening the legs of tables and chairs.

Where the rowerâ€(tm)s feet go. The stretcher consists of two inclined footrests that hold the rowerâ€(tm)s shoes. The rowerâ€(tm)s shoes are bolted into the footrests.

Adjustable three point [two at sides one at bottom] support for feet to which are attached flexible shoes.

A horizontal brace in an H or X shape connecting the legs of a table or chair. Often decorated with carving or turning.

A horizontal furniture bracing of an "H" or "X" shape, typically connecting table or chair legs. In paintings, stretchers are the wooden framework that a canvas is 'stretched' across and held in place.

Crosspieces or rungs connecting legs of chairs, tables, etc.

The joinery between legs of a table or seating piece. Provides stability.

A support frame made of wood onto which the canvas of oil paintings or needleart can be mounted. A stretcher has adjustable corners that allow for periodic tightening (stretching) of the canvas, unlike a strainer (see above) which is solidly joined at the corners.

a wooden frame over which the canvas of a painting is stretched (see illustration).

A wooden frame for textile supports that has expandable corners.

a batten; here probably a wooden sheerpole or ratline [187.35

The wooden frame on which canvas is stretched. Stretched canvas is less apt to change with atmospheric variations and is less susceptible to damage.

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

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

a wooden support that a canvas is attached to for stability

expandable wooden frame that canvas is prepared onto before painting that enables the artist to adjust the tension of the surface.

a litter on which a patient can be carried.

A rigid wooden frame over which a canvas is usually stretched. The stretcher can be expanded by tapping keys (wedges) inserted at the corners.

The bars, usually of wood, over which a canvas is stretched.

a wooden framework that supports and maintains the tautness of a piece of canvas. Stretcher designs have been modified throughout the centuries.

Devices or appliances for expanding a material making it taut, removing wrinkles, or the like; used especially with reference to frames upon which canvas or other textile is stretched for painting, having mitered corners that can be forced apart by wedges or some other device to firmly stretch the fabric. Similar frames that support canvas or other textile and do not have expandable corners are called strainers.

A wooden chassis for textile supports with expandable corners.

A masonry unit or brick laid horizontally with its length parallel to the wall.

The long face of a brick

A masonry unit laid with its greatest dimension horizontal and its face parallel to the wall face.

The side face of a brick.

a stone that forms the top of wall or building

a brick laid lengthwise of the wall

a brick laid such that the long, narrow side only appears on the face of the wall

A masonry unit laid flat with its longest dimension parallel to the face of the wall.

Brick or block laid lengthways in a wall.

The longer face of a brick showing in the surface of a wall

The long side of a brick.

A brick or block laid between corner units Home Improvement Encyclopedia