fag·ot also fag·got (f g  t)n. 1. A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together. 2. A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars. tr.v. fag·ot·ed also fag·got·ed, fag·ot·ing also fag·got·ing, fag·ots also fag·gots 1. To bind into a fagot; bundle. 2. To decorate with fagoting. [Middle English, from Old French, from Old Provençal, possibly from Vulgar Latin *facus, from Greek phakelos, bundle.] |
faggoting esp US, fagoting [ˈfægətɪŋ]
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1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) decorative needlework done by tying vertical threads together in bundles
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a decorative way of joining two hems by crisscross stitches
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| Noun | 1. | faggoting - embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches fancywork, embroidery - decorative needlework faggot stitch, fagot stitch - the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting |
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