fagoting

American  

[fag-uh-ting] / ˈfæg ə tɪŋ /

British, faggoting

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of fagoting

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

Example Sentences

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fagoting

At Manescalchi, a linen purveyor favored by the Milanese haute bourgeoisie, Guadagnino found from dead stock a collection of pristine place mats and napkins with elaborately handworked fagoting details.

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2018

Sometimes there was an overthrown nest like a sack of twigs turned out on the turf, such as the hedgers rake together after fagoting.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Richard Jefferies

And how they're ever to get ironed——" "There's hemstitching and fagoting, but I don't know as it's any less work than ruffling.

From A Little Girl in Old New York by Amanda Minnie Douglas