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Task force for educational reform in New Zealand
The Picot task force was set up by the New Zealand government in July 1987 to review the school system. The mandate was to review management structures
Picot_task_force
Secret 1916 agreement between the United Kingdom and France
The Sykes–Picot Agreement (/ˈsaɪks ˈpiːkoʊ, - pɪˈkoʊ, - piːˈkoʊ/) was a 1916 secret treaty between the United Kingdom and France, with assent from Russia
Sykes–Picot_Agreement
Government ministry of New Zealand
of the Picot task force set up by the Labour government in July 1987 to review the New Zealand education system. The members were Brian Picot, a businessman
Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
Ministry_of_Education_(New_Zealand)
1980s education reforms in New Zealand
of the country's education system, drew largely on a report by the Picot task force, appointed by the fourth Labour Government of New Zealand. Although
Tomorrow's_Schools
New Zealand academic (1939–2019)
of education at the University of Waikato, and was a member of the Picot task force in 1987–1988. Ramsay was also noted for his contributions to daffodil
Peter_Ramsay
Tomorrow's Schools reforms that were initiated in response to the Picot task force report of May 1988. Some of its functions were moved to separate agencies
Department of Education (New Zealand)
Department_of_Education_(New_Zealand)
New Zealand political scientist
appointed to serve on the Picot task force to review the functions of the Department of Education. Her role on the task force was to emphasise a Maori
Whetumarama_Wereta
New Zealand public servant and educationalist (1929–2013)
neoliberal ideas favoured a restructuring of the education system. The Picot task force, which reported in May 1988, prepared the way for a complete change
Bill_Renwick
School in West Auckland, New Zealand
at the time following implementations of the recommendations of the Picot task force, this umbrella body provided key support for principals to manage this
Konini_School
educationalist (University of Waikato) and daffodil breeder, member of the Picot task force, Peter Barr Cup (2013) (born 1939). 23 July – Ruth Gotlieb, local-body
2019_in_New_Zealand
British government statement of 1917
matter". Sykes as Chief Political Officer to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and Picot as the Haut-Commissaire Français pour Les Territoires Occupés en Palestine
Balfour_Declaration
League of Nations mandate
previously agreed "international administration" of Palestine under the Sykes–Picot Agreement. Transjordan was added to the mandate after the Arab Kingdom in
Mandate_for_Palestine
Paramilitary force of Transjordan
Desert Force (Arabic: قوات البادية, English: Al-Badia Force), also known as the Desert Patrol, was a paramilitary force of Transjordan. Its main task was
Desert_Force
defending the North West Frontier against incursions from Afghanistan. These tasks did not end with the declaration of war. The divisions deployed along the
Indian Army during World War I
Indian_Army_during_World_War_I
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
that were established by the UK and France during World War I in the Sykes–Picot Agreement. All non-Muslim areas would be targeted for conquest after the
Islamic_State
Naval officer
was a French Navy officer. In May 1778, Cardaillac served with Charles Picot de Dampierre during the War of American Independence. With the outbreak
Paul_de_Cardaillac_de_Lomné
Campaign of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
studied the political problems of Mesopotamia and Syria, had agreed with M. Picot, formerly a French consul at Beirut, that Britain would occupy Palestine
Sinai_and_Palestine_campaign
2017 conflict between the Philippine government and the Maute Group
Muslim families to still observe Ramadan. An inter-agency task force called the Task Force Bangon Marawi was set up on June 28, 2017, to facilitate the
Siege_of_Marawi
British Indian Army unit in World War I
The Seistan Force, originally called East Persia Cordon, was a force of British Indian Army troops set up to prevent infiltration by German and Ottoman
Seistan_Force
Book by T. E. Lawrence
by the colonial powers (France and United Kingdom) with the secret Sykes-Picot agreement for the partition of the Middle East. An extremely rare copy of
Seven_Pillars_of_Wisdom
1915–16 letters on UK recognition of Arab independence
Jews in Palestine, and the subsequent leaking of the secret 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement in which Britain and France proposed to split and occupy parts
McMahon–Hussein correspondence
McMahon–Hussein_correspondence
2024 mass shooting and explosion in Krasnogorsk, Russia
located on the Moscow Ring Road. Vorobyov went to the scene to set up a task force to handle the situation. Other officials also arrived, including Interior
Crocus_City_Hall_attack
World War I military campaign
Division of the British Indian Army was assigned the task, designated as Indian Expeditionary Force D (IEFD) and stationed in Bahrain in anticipation of
Mesopotamian_campaign
Military unit
Allied Forces in Jerusalem. The Desert Force (Al-Badia Force): AKA Desert Patrol. Its main task was to guard Jordan's borders with neighboring Iraq, Saudi
Royal_Jordanian_Army
and in response, the Sultan ratified the peace agreement with Admiral Picot, expressing his desire for friendship and the restoration of peaceful relations
Dutch–Moroccan War (1775–1777)
Dutch–Moroccan_War_(1775–1777)
Interwar conflict in Turkey, 1919–1923
Armistice of Mudros, the Allies continued occupying land per the Sykes–Picot Agreement, and to facilitate the prosecution of former members of the Committee
Turkish_War_of_Independence
Taliban/ISIS fighter (1981–2015)
organization WikiLeaks published formerly secret assessments drafted by Joint Task Force Guantanamo analysts. His JTF-GTMO assessment was three pages long, and
Abdul_Rauf_Aliza
Terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia
punishable with mandatory jail terms. NSW set up its own state-level task force because many of the recent incidents were in Sydney." Roy, Shubhajit (17
2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting
1960 play by Terence Rattigan
that he is not up to the task, and admits to a conflict of conscience over aiding the Arabs while being aware of the Sykes-Picot Agreement to divide up
Ross_(play)
2025 Israel–Hamas ceasefire agreement
and through the ICRC without any public ceremonies or media coverage. A task force will be formed of representatives from the United States, Qatar, Egypt
Gaza_peace_plan
Final Report of the Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel is a report about counterterrorism and foreign fighters in the Syrian
Final Report of the Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel
Final_Report_of_the_Task_Force_on_Combating_Terrorist_and_Foreign_Fighter_Travel
Scene of action between 29 October 1914 and 30 October 1918
Sykes-Picot Agreement, which was still secret. Boghos Nubar, the leader of the Armenian national assembly, met with Sir Mark Sykes and Georges-Picot. General
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Middle_Eastern_theatre_of_World_War_I
during the dissolution phase of the Ottoman Empire. Under the secret Sykes–Picot Agreement of 1916, it was envisioned that most of Palestine, when conquered
History_of_Palestine
British protectorate from 1921 to 1946
date the British and French diplomats, Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot, initialled an agreed memorandum. The agreement was ratified by their respective
Emirate_of_Transjordan
19th-century Anglo-Russian confrontation
longer history including the Great Game) Swedish volunteers in Persia Sykes–Picot Agreement The Geographical Pivot of History The Great Game (Hopkirk book)
Great_Game
Military actions against the Islamic State
October 2014, the Department of Defense formally established Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR)—"in order to formalize ongoing
War_against_the_Islamic_State
African jihadist organisation
Maiduguri, Potiskum in Yobe State and Wudil in Kano State. A joint military task force operation was launched in response. By 30 July, more than 700 people had
Boko_Haram
used to clear battlefields, dig graves, trenches and carry out other such tasks which were often difficult and dangerous.)". Retrieved 2 May 2015. "Mombasa
World_War_I_casualties
1990s Israeli–Palestinian peace agreements
the Oslo Accords was the creation of the Palestinian Authority, which was tasked with the responsibility of conducting limited Palestinian self-governance
Oslo_Accords
Palestinian Arab nationalist (1897–1974)
Syria, put under the French Mandate in accordance with the prior Sykes-Picot Agreement. Palestinian notables responded to the disaster by a series of
Amin_al-Husseini
2025 American military action
border operations. In 2017, the Lakurawa were formed as an anti-bandit force and were initially welcomed into villages; however, they became increasingly
2025 United States strikes in Nigeria
2025_United_States_strikes_in_Nigeria
2016 mass shooting in Florida, U.S.
[Nightclub Task Force's] focus is shifting to include a look at best security measures to keep guns out of the packed establishments. The task force, composed
Pulse_nightclub_shooting
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
became re-engaged in Iraq, leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, as the conflict evolved into the ongoing
Iraq_War
Nigerian militant and leader of Boko Haram (1973–2021)
in the establishment of civilian militias such as the Civilian Joint Task Force to fight them. Shekau was also thought to have killed his own religious
Abubakar_Shekau
Battles involving Armenian National movement
campaign Armenian genocide Black Sea naval campaign of World War I Sykes–Picot Agreement Russo-Turkish Wars Sönmez, Orhan. Kuzey Kafkas Direnişi, Kafkas
Caucasus_campaign
World War I maritime disaster
They were found with photographic equipment and thus probably had been tasked with spying on the ship. Most probably, Pierpoint, who survived the sinking
Sinking_of_the_RMS_Lusitania
Regiment Joint Task Force 2 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment Royal Canadian Air Force Turkey Turkish Land Forces United Kingdom Royal Air Force Australia
Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) order of battle
Battle_of_Mosul_(2016–2017)_order_of_battle
World War I occupation by New Zealand
Godley to raise a composite force specifically tasked for this purpose. What was to be known as the Samoa Expeditionary Force (SEF) was formed with volunteers
Occupation_of_German_Samoa
Insurgency in Sub-Saharan Africa
number has risen to over 100,000 in July 2023. A commander of the Joint Task Force expressed optimism that the Boko Haram crisis would end very soon, while
Boko_Haram_insurgency
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
led by Faisal, a son of Hussein. Following the terms of the 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement, the British and French later partitioned the Middle East into
Ottoman_Empire
Conference regarding British policy for the Middle East
the conflicting policies defined in the McMahon letters (1915), the Sykes-Picot agreement (1916) and the Balfour Declaration (1917). Winston Churchill,
Cairo_Conference_(1921)
1914 shooting in Sarajevo
Prvanović's revenue sergeants assembled and Sergeant Budivoj Grbić accepted the task and led Princip and Grabež by foot to Isaković's Island, a small island in
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand
Military coalition in World War I
deployed to the Siege of Tsingtao Kōzō Satō – Commander of the Second Special Task Fleet Kamio Mitsuomi – Commander of Allied land forces at Tsingtao Victor
Allies_of_World_War_I
Phrase of the philosopher René Descartes
ISBN 978-0-521-28808-8. Descartes (1647). Principes de la philosophie. Translated by Picot, Abbé Claude. Paris. ISBN 9782711622313. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility
Cogito,_ergo_sum
Form of diabetes mellitus
English summary). 2020-10-21. doi:10.3310/alert_42103. S2CID 242149388. Picot J, Jones J, Colquitt JL, Gospodarevskaya E, Loveman E, Baxter L, et al.
Type_2_diabetes
British mandate territory (1920–1948)
Kingdom and France divided what had been Ottoman Syria under the Sykes–Picot Agreement—an act of betrayal in the eyes of the Arabs. Another issue that
Mandatory_Palestine
Multilateral civil war in North Africa
deliver real progress towards a new constitution for Libya which was a primary task for this governing body. The GNC also included members associated with conservative
Libyan_civil_war_(2014–2020)
Salafi jihadist militant group (2004–2006)
war : it takes a learning organization, a case study of Task Force 714 in Iraq. MacDill Air Force Base, Florida : The JSOU Press. JSOU report, 16-6. Archived
Al-Qaeda_in_Iraq
1916 major naval battle during World War I
trap, and destroy a portion of the British Grand Fleet. The German naval force was insufficient to openly engage the British fleet. This was part of a
Battle_of_Jutland
blind eye to his proposed caveats. After the public disclosure of Sykes-Picot agreement in 1917, Rida became a fervent enemy of the British empire and
Rashid Rida during World War I
Rashid_Rida_during_World_War_I
Classical story of Cupid and Psyche
(1808) by Benjamin West PRA Psyche Abandoned (c. 1817) by François-Édouard Picot Cupid and Psyche (1843) by Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours Cupid and Psyche (1843)
Cupid_and_Psyche
Leader of the Islamic State from 2013 to 2019
location of al-Baghdadi. Colonel John Dorrian, of the Combined Joint Task Force, stated he was aware of al-Baghdadi having chosen to sleep in a suicide
Abu_Bakr_al-Baghdadi
Soviet politician and revolutionary (1879–1940)
reallocation of colonies and redrawing state borders, including the Sykes–Picot Agreement. This revelation on 23 November 1917 caused considerable embarrassment
Leon_Trotsky
Armed insurgency in 2017
Democratic Forces (SDF)), and their allies in the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) coalition. The insurgency began
Eastern_Syria_insurgency
Quasi-state and self-proclaimed caliphate
divisions established by Western powers during World War I in the Sykes–Picot Agreement as it absorbed territory in Syria and Iraq. It later subdivided
Territory of the Islamic State
Territory_of_the_Islamic_State
Probabilistic link between public rhetoric and ideologically motivated violence
than post hoc speech restrictions, with the aim of lowering the persuasive force of upstream cues before audiences encounter them at scale. Some approaches
Stochastic_terrorism
2019 non-fiction book by Tim Mackintosh Smith
noted the book's insights on the origins of Arab disunity, citing the Sykes–Picot Agreement and the inability of Arabs to (re)unite following independence
Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
Arabs:_A_3,000-Year_History_of_Peoples,_Tribes_and_Empires
Country in West Asia
due to starvation. Amidst the height of the First World War, the Sykes–Picot Agreement of 1916, a secret pact between Britain and France, delineated
Lebanon
during the Siege of Tsingtao Kōzō Satō – Commander of the Second Special Task Fleet in the Mediterranean Yuan Shikai – President of the Republic of China
Allied_leaders_of_World_War_I
Military campaign during World War I
warm-water ports in Russia. In February 1915, the Allied fleet failed to force a passage through the Dardanelles. An amphibious landing on the Gallipoli
Gallipoli_campaign
1802 reinstatement of slavery by France
Pinel de La Palun, and Charles Malo François Lameth, who married Marie Picot, a wealthy owner of sugar plantations in Saint-Domingue. Among them was
Reinstatement of slavery by Napoleon
Reinstatement_of_slavery_by_Napoleon
Multi-party war in the former Russian Empire (1917–1922)
Socialist Revolutionaries, Kadets and Defensists, among others. They were tasked with propping up anti-Bolshevik forces and to create a Russian state system
Russian_Civil_War
1914 military campaign in Serbia
Battle of the Drina the Serbs pushed the 5th Army back into Bosnia while forcing on 25 September the remains of the Balkanstreitkräfte to retreat to avoid
Serbian_campaign_(1914)
Philosophy of individual rights and liberty
of Indian Management. 3 (4): 40–46. ISSN 0973-3167. SSRN 969272. Cassel-Picot, Muriel "The Liberal Democrats and the Green Cause: From Yellow to Green"
Liberalism
French soldier, statesman and diplomat (1493–1567)
in mid 1556, however the peace would be shortlived. In 1557 he was again tasked with fighting on the northern frontier, and was drawn into the disastrous
Anne de Montmorency, 1st Duke of Montmorency
Anne_de_Montmorency,_1st_Duke_of_Montmorency
Administrative branch of militant group
lands during the 2015 West African offensive by the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), discontent grew among the rebels. Despite orders by the ISIL's
Islamic State – West Africa Province
Islamic_State_–_West_Africa_Province
1516–1830 autonomous Ottoman state in North Africa
والإمارات السلطانية إلى الكيانات الوطنية [The Arabs: from Marj Dabiq to Sykes-Picot (1516-1916) - Transformations of the structures of power and society: from
Regency_of_Algiers
territory from the former Ottoman Empire which had been divided in the Sykes–Picot Agreement and secured by Britain via the Mandate for Palestine obtained
Timeline of the name Palestine
Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine
Series of battles in East Africa during World War I
prevented him from taking command. In 1916, General Jan Smuts was given the task of defeating Lettow-Vorbeck. Smuts had a large army (for the area), some
East African campaign (World War I)
East_African_campaign_(World_War_I)
First major battle of World War I, 1914
August, Field Marshal John French, commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), lost faith in the French and began to plan for a British retreat
First_Battle_of_the_Marne
ISIS attack on US and Syrian troops in Syria
and gender Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
2025_Palmyra_ambush
2026 ISIS-related events, including airstrikes and bombings
Armed Forces from Iraq, stationed there as part of the CJTF–OIR joint task force against the Islamic State, citing the regional threat from Iran. March
Timeline of the Islamic State (2026)
Timeline_of_the_Islamic_State_(2026)
2019 U.S. military operation in Syria
special forces that were to carry out the operation named their task force "Task Force 8-14", based on Mueller's birthday. On October 26, 2019, shortly
Death_of_Abu_Bakr_al-Baghdadi
Militant jihadist group in Iraq (2006–2013)
Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014. "TASK FORCE 5-20 INFANTRY REGIMENT OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 06-07 (under section 'A
Islamic_State_of_Iraq
Nationwide armed struggle in Mexico (1910–1920)
present herself as a man in order to complete certain tasks assigned to her. After she completed these tasks she would return to her feminine appearance. Rosa
Mexican_Revolution
American intervention in the Syrian civil war and conflict
Sustainment Command, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, and Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. By 20 October
United States intervention in Syria
United_States_intervention_in_Syria
1920 peace treaty on Hungary after World War I
did not need further democratisation during wartime. The only important task was to preserve the territorial integrity of Hungary, which Tisza claimed
Treaty_of_Trianon
Campaign in the Middle East during World War I
Percy Sykes, with the temporary rank of Brigadier-General, was tasked with establishing a force of the South Persia Rifles, to be drawn from the local tribesmen
Persian campaign (World War I)
Persian_campaign_(World_War_I)
1947 plan to divide British Palestine
Israeli–Palestinian conflict 1949 Lausanne Conference Minority Treaties Sykes–Picot Agreement Two-state solution United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
United_Nations_Partition_Plan_for_Palestine
World War I Royal Navy unit
primary task was to prevent enemy German shipping—chiefly submarines—from entering the English Channel en route to the Atlantic Ocean, thereby forcing the
Dover_Patrol
Syrian minister of war
Arab Kingdom of Syria in March 1920. However, in the secret 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France, the two powers negotiated
Yusuf_al-Azma
greatly expanded and reorganised—the war marked the founding of the Royal Air Force. The highly controversial introduction, in January 1916, of conscription
History of the United Kingdom during the First World War
History_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_the_First_World_War
1917 battle during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I
of the First World War. The Desert Column of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) attacked an entrenched Ottoman Army garrison at El Magruntein to the
Battle_of_Rafa
German state from 1871 to 1918
joined the North German Confederation. The new constitution came into force on 16 April, changing the name of the federal state to the German Empire
German_Empire
Boundary of the Partition of India
India–Pakistan border Indo-Bangladesh enclaves McMahon Line Durand Line Sykes-Picot Agreement Rajkahini Schofield, Kashmir in Conflict (2003, p. 35): Wavell
Radcliffe_Line
Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967
the Ghassanids, a Christian Arab tribe that had long settled in Syria, the task of protecting its eastern borders against the Sasanian-allied Arab tribe
Golan_Heights
1918 treaty between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers
Military Writings of Leon Trotsky, Volume 1, 1918 The Internal and External Tasks of the Soviet Power "Those who bear the guilt of the Brest-Litovsk peace
Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk
Overthrow of the German Empire
announcing the formation of a new "people's government" whose immediate tasks were to end the war as quickly as possible and to ensure a sufficient supply
German revolution of 1918–1919
German_revolution_of_1918–1919
Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
transpired that the British and French governments had secretly made the Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1916 that unambiguously excluded Palestine from Arab control
Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
Nikolai Dukhonin, accused of having helped Kornilov escape. Krylenko's main task was to distribute propaganda in German, Hungarian, Czech and Romanian to
Russia_in_World_War_I
PICOT TASK-FORCE
PICOT TASK-FORCE
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Acme of Mountain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval vernacular short form of the personal name Pascal, Latin Paschalis (see Pascal).
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a pet form of the personal name Thomas.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Boat Pilot
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Thirsk in North Yorkshire, named from an unattested Old Scandinavian word, thresk ‘marsh’.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talk
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pivot. Pole. Axis. Celebrity.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talk
Girl/Female
Tamil
Talk
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Son of Bharat (Brother of Lord Rama)
Girl/Female
Australian, Biblical
Talk
Female
Chamoru
, bay, ocean, sea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Pilot, a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name PÄ«la.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pivot. Pole. Axis. Celebrity.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Talk
Surname or Lastname
Swedish and Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian : from ask ‘ash tree’, applied either as a habitational name from a place named with this word or as an ornamental name.English : habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire named Aske, from Old English as æsc ‘ash tree’, later replaced by the Old Norse cognate askr.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Acme of mountain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, from the Middle English phrase at(te) asche ‘at (the) ash’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bags and purses, from German Tasche ‘bag’, ‘purse’. Compare Taschner.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Task.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Perfect in Any Task
PICOT TASK-FORCE
PICOT TASK-FORCE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname probably for a voracious or raucous person, from Middle English ganet ‘solan goose’, ‘gannet’, from Old English ganot.
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Combination of Prefix Sha with Rae
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Sebek-nekht.
Boy/Male
Latin Polish
Small.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Flower
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Bounty of the Lord; Allah
Boy/Male
English
Cleric; secretary.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Greek, Latin
Warrior; Place of Thracius
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord of Vedas
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Mountain of Handsomeness
PICOT TASK-FORCE
PICOT TASK-FORCE
PICOT TASK-FORCE
PICOT TASK-FORCE
PICOT TASK-FORCE
v. t.
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
n.
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
v. t.
To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening.
n.
The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.
v. t.
Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
n.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
v. t.
To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
n.
The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.
n.
The quantity contained in a cask.
n.
A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
v. t.
To put into a cask.
v. i.
To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
n.
Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
v. t.
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
n.
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
n.
Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.
v. t.
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
n.
See 2d Tusk, n., 2.
n.
Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
v. t.
To place on a pivot.