Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
The most external portion of exterior siding.
The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
Diverging in the direction of travel.
Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.
A small nail with a flat head.
A stain; a tache.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
Food generally; fare, especially of the bread kind.
A thumbtack.
The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
To add something as an extra item.
To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
to tack (something) onto (something)
To place the tack on a horse; often paired with "up".