fagot

[ fag-uh t ]
/ ˈfæg ət /

noun

a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
a bundle; bunch.
a bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded, hammered, or rolled together at high temperature.
bouquet garni.

verb (used with object)

to bind or make into a fagot.
to ornament with fagoting.

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Also British, fag·got.

Origin of fagot

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

OTHER WORDS FROM fagot

fag·ot·er, nounun·fag·ot·ed, adjective

Words nearby fagot

faggotry, faggy, fagin, fagiolo, fagopyrism, fagot, fagoting, fah, faha, fahd, fahd ibn abdul aziz
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