carpet tack meaning

Noun: carpet tack  kaa(r)pit tak

1. Used to nail down carpets

Derived forms: carpet tacks

Type of: tack

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1. I especially like the touch of the carpet tacks.
2. He took these loose bits and tacked them to canvas stretchers with carpet tacks.
3. One way to display an inexpensive rug is to use carpet tack boards to grip the rug edge.
4. Katz described ferrets as " having claws like hypodermic needles and teeth like number 16 carpet tacks ".
5. Lemaire's standard equipment bag includes a 2-pound box of carpet tacks to spread between the blue lines.