fagoting

[ fag-uh-ting ]

/ ˈfæg ə tɪŋ /

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

Also British, fag·got·ing.

Origin of fagoting

First recorded in 1880–85; fagot + -ing¹

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

fagot

[ fag-uh t ]

/ ˈfæg ət /

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.

to bind or make into a fagot.

to ornament with fagoting.

Also British, fag·got.

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

fag·ot·er, noun un·fag·ot·ed, adjective