basting
1- sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- bastings, the stitches taken or the threads used.
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1basting
2- the act of moistening food while cooking, especially with stock or pan juices.
- the liquid used in basting.
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2baste
1- to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made.
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1baste
2- to moisten (meat or other food) while cooking, with drippings, butter, etc.
- liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking: a baste of sherry and pan juices.
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2baste
3- to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.
- to denounce or scold vigorously: an editorial basting the candidate for irresponsible statements.
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3Related Words for basting
grease, season, drip, lard, catch, fasten, tack, stitch, blister, drub, beat, pelt, trounce, scold, clobber, berate, club, revile, batter, lambasteExamples from the Web for basting
Contemporary Examples of basting
Oxo Basting Brush Basting brushes have become rather a problem in recent years.
Historical Examples of basting
They may he stuffed with force-meat and roasted, basting them with butter.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Roast them carefully from twenty to thirty minutes, basting constantly.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
When the first basting is dry, baste it again, and repeat this till the bird is nicely crusted over, and sufficiently done.
Alice was cutting and pinning and basting seams at the other end of the table.
The Hound From The NorthRidgwell Cullum
A little door at the back could be opened for convenience in basting the roast.
Home Life in Colonial DaysAlice Morse Earle
basting
- loose temporary stitches; tacking
- sewing with such stitches
baste
1- (tr) to sew with loose temporary stitches
Word Origin for baste
baste
2- to moisten (meat) during cooking with hot fat and the juices produced
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baste
3- (tr) to beat thoroughly; thrash
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Word Origin and History for basting
baste
baste
"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).
baste
"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.