- low-tack
- low-tack[ˈləʊtæk, AM ˈloʊ-]adj adhesive, tape, surface leicht ablösbar [o abziehbar]; surface mit geringer Haftkraft
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
tack — {{11}}tack (n.1) clasp, hook, fastener, also a nail of some kind, late 13c., from O.N.Fr. taque nail, pin, peg, probably from a Germanic source (Cf. M.Du. tacke twig, spike, Low Ger. takk tine, pointed thing, Ger. Zacken sharp point, tooth, prong … Etymology 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
Fiador (tack) — A fiador (IPAEng| fiədɔɹ) is an accessory on some hackamores and bridles, and use of its characteristic fiador knot is also sometimes seen on certain designs of halters. It is used as a type of throatlatch. A fiador runs from the poll, under the… … Wikipedia
Soft-tack — Soft Soft (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. {Softer} (s[o^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breastplate (tack) — A breastplate (used interchangeably with breastgirth and breastcollar) is a piece of riding equipment used on horses. Its purpose is to keep the saddle from sliding back, and is most helpful on horses with large shoulders and a flat ribcage. It… … Wikipedia
Tongue-tie (tack) — A tongue tie is a piece of equipment used by horseback riders to prevent the horse from getting his tongue over the bit, which would make the animal very difficult to control. It is usually a strip of cloth or rubber, passed through the mouth and … Wikipedia
Post-it note — The Post it note, invented by 3M s Art Fry using an adhesive developed by a colleague, Spencer Silver, is a piece of stationery with a re adherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents and to other… … Wikipedia
Serendipity — is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. The word has been voted as one of the ten English words that were hardest to translate in June 2004 by a British… … Wikipedia
Parchment repair — The repair and mending of parchment has taken place for thousands of years. Methods from the earliest hand stiching of tears to today s use of modern equipment to mend and fill parchment show the importance we have placed on its preservation and… … Wikipedia
Spencer Silver — Spencer Ferguson Silver (born 1941) is an American chemist who, together with Arthur Fry invented Post it notes in 1970.Silver was born in San Antonio, Texas . He majored in chemistry at Arizona State University, earning a B.S. in 1962, then… … Wikipedia