baste1
[beyst]
- to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made.
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Origin of baste1
1400–50; late Middle English basten < Anglo-French, Middle French bastir to build, baste < Germanic; compare Old High German bestan to mend, patch for *bastian to bring together with bast thread or string (bast bast + -i- v. suffix + -an infinitive suffix)
baste2
[beyst]
- to moisten (meat or other food) while cooking, with drippings, butter, etc.
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- liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking: a baste of sherry and pan juices.
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Origin of baste2
1425–75; late Middle English basten, of obscure origin
baste3
[beyst]
- to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.
- to denounce or scold vigorously: an editorial basting the candidate for irresponsible statements.
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Origin of baste3
1525–35; variant of baist, perhaps < Old Norse beysta to beat, thrash
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Examples from the Web for basted
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Nothing of all they have is sewn on; everything is basted or pinned.
The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2)Alphonse Daudet
The bias strip should be basted on and sewn with a running-stitch.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural SchoolsMinistry of Education Ontario
The basted hems should then be sewed with the hemming-stitch.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural SchoolsMinistry of Education Ontario
The patch and the cloth should be basted together and hemmed.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural SchoolsMinistry of Education Ontario
The hem should be basted and stitched with the hemming-stitch.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural SchoolsMinistry of Education Ontario
baste1
- (tr) to sew with loose temporary stitches
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French bastir to build, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German besten to sew with bast
baste2
- to moisten (meat) during cooking with hot fat and the juices produced
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Word Origin
C15: of uncertain origin
baste3
- (tr) to beat thoroughly; thrash
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Word Origin
C16: probably from Old Norse beysta
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Word Origin and History for basted
baste
baste
v.1
"sew together loosely," c.1400, from Old French bastir "build, construct, sew up (a garment), baste, make, prepare, arrange" (12c., Modern French bâtir "to build"), probably from a Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *bastjan "join together with bast" (cf. Old High German besten; see bast).
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baste
v.2
"to soak in gravy, moisten," late 14c., of unknown origin, possibly from Old French basser "to moisten, soak," from bassin "basin" (see basin). Related: Basted; basting.
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