bar tack

¹

noun

1. a close series of stitches crossing a piece of cloth, as in an article of clothing, in order to reinforce it at a point of concentrated strain.

bar-tack

²

[ bahr-tak ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to sew or reinforce with bar tack.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bar tack¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Origin of bar tack²

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Bar Tack When the buttonhole has been worked all around, the end is completed with a bar tack made by taking two or three stitches across the end of the buttonhole, drawing the edges closer together.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a buttonhole may be completed with a bar tack on each end.

From Project Gutenberg