- french tack
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized F: a loose invisible joining between two parts of a garment that consists of blanket stitches worked across several threads to form a bar
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
french tack
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tack — Ⅰ. tack [1] ► NOUN 1) a small, sharp broad headed nail. 2) N. Amer. a drawing pin. 3) a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily. 4) a course of action. 5) Sailing an act of tacking. 6) … English terms dictionary
tack — I. /tæk / (say tak) noun 1. a short, sharp pointed nail or pin, usually with a flat and comparatively large head. 2. a stitch, especially a long stitch used in fastening seams, etc., preparatory to a more thorough sewing. 3. a fastening,… …
tack´er — tack1 «tak», noun, verb. –n. 1. a short, sharp pointed nail or pin with a flat, broad head: »We bought some carpet tacks. 2. a long, loose stitch used as a temporary fastening before final sewing. 3. any very slight, loose fastening: »hanging by… … Useful english dictionary
tack — English has three distinct words tack. The oldest, meaning ‘nail or other fastening’ [14], comes from Old Northern French taque, a variant of Old French tache ‘nail, fastening’. This was borrowed from prehistoric Germanic, but the nature of its… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
tack — English has three distinct words tack. The oldest, meaning ‘nail or other fastening’ [14], comes from Old Northern French taque, a variant of Old French tache ‘nail, fastening’. This was borrowed from prehistoric Germanic, but the nature of its… … Word origins
tack — tack1 [tæk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(nail)¦ 2¦(pin)¦ 3¦(way of doing something)¦ 4¦(ship)¦ 5¦(horses)¦ 6¦(sewing)¦ 7¦(ugly objects)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4, 6; Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: taque fastening ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
tack — I. verb Etymology: Middle English takken, from tak Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. attach; especially to fasten or affix with tacks 2. to join in a slight or hasty manner 3. a. to add as a supplement … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tack — Recorded as Tace, Tack, Tacke, Thacke, Tackes, the diminutives Tackett, Tackle, Tackell, the patronymics Tackes and Takes, and the genitives Tacker, Taker, and possibly others, this is an English surname, although probably one of French origins.… … Surnames reference
at|tack´er — at|tack «uh TAK», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set upon to hurt; use force or weapons on; begin fighting against (someone): »The dog attacked the cat. 2. Figurative. to talk or write against; set upon with hostile actions or words to injure … Useful english dictionary
at|tack´a|ble — at|tack «uh TAK», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set upon to hurt; use force or weapons on; begin fighting against (someone): »The dog attacked the cat. 2. Figurative. to talk or write against; set upon with hostile actions or words to injure … Useful english dictionary
