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fagoting

American

[fag-uh-ting] / ˈfæg ə tɪŋ /

British, faggoting

noun

an openwork decoration of fabric in which thread is drawn in crisscross stitches across an open seam.

Etymology

Origin of fagoting

First recorded in 1880–85; fagot + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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In the middle of the saying the lighted brand was fetched and thrust among our fagotings, and the upward-curling smoke wreaths made me gasp and strangle at the finish.

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