(Tekstil) A close series of stitches crossing a piece of cloth in order to reinforce is at a point of concentrated strain (e.g. belt loop or patch pocket corner)
bar tack
Hyphenation
Bar tack
Turkish pronunciation
bär täk
Pronunciation
/ˈbär ˈtak/ /ˈbɑːr ˈtæk/
Etymology
[ 'bär ] (noun.) 12th century. Middle English barre, from Middle French.