fagot

American  

[fag-uht] / ˈfæg ət /

British, faggot

noun

1. a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.

2. a bundle; bunch.

3. a bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded, hammered, or rolled together at high temperature.

4. bouquet garni.

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verb (used with object)

1. to bind or make into a fagot.

2. to ornament with fagoting.

Other Word Forms

• fagoter noun
• unfagoted adjective

Etymology

Origin of fagot

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Flanked with an enormous fagot of roses, the championship cup glittered on a table beside the court.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Stop that, sir!” cried the girl, rushing to the rescue with a burning fagot that she had seized 73 from the fire, and shaking it full in the assailant’s face.

From The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution by Prichard, Sarah J.

In my old �sop, toiling with his bundle,— His load of sticks,—politely asking Death, Who comes when called for,—would he lug or trundle His fagot for him?—he was scant of breath.

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.

She found the donkey standing still and patient between his fagot bundles.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah