Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Ténd-a, s. m. dim. Ténd-aruóla, Ténd-étta, Ténd-ína, Ténd-úccia, aug. Ténd-óne, a tent. — da letto, a bed-curtain. — da scena, the curtain of a stage. Alzar la —, to draw the curtain. Al levar delle tende,after the affair is over. Levar le tende, to terminate any thing. Rizzar le tende, to dress the tents.
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