Crossword clues for fagoting
fagoting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fagot \Fag"ot\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fagoted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fagoting.]
To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle;
also, to collect promiscuously.
--Dryden.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in embroidery, 1885, from faggot (n.1) "bundle." So called from the threads tied together in the middle.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches. 2 The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads. n. 1 A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches. 2 The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads. vb. (present participle of fagot English)
Usage examples of "fagoting".
Sometimes there was an overthrown nest like a sack of twigs turned out on the turf, such as the hedgers rake together after fagoting.