| 单词 | hanging by a tack |
| 释义 | > as lemmashanging by a tack a. An act of tacking or fastening together, now esp. in a slight or temporary way; a stitch, esp. a long slight stitch used in fastening seams, etc., preparatory to the permanent sewing; a very slight fastening or tie, by which a thing is loosely held, as hanging by a tack. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > stitch > tack tack1705 French tack1904 1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy v. ii If dear mother will give us her blessing, the parson shall give us a tack [cf. tack v.1 1c]. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) It hings by a tack, it has a very slight hold. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Teck, Tack, a stitch, ‘A teck i' time seavvs nine’. 1910 N.E.D. at Tack Mod. Give it a tack, to hold it together until there is time to stitch it. < as lemmas |
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