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to fagot

to fagot

9.9
To sew fabric pieces together with a decorative open stitch
  • verb
  • UK
: unir con puntada fagot
  • She carefully fagotted the edges of the scarf to create a delicate, openwork border.

Examples

  • The designer fagots panels of lace together to add texture to the dress.

  • He fagotted the sleeves of the blouse, giving it a handcrafted look.

  • She loves to fagot colorful fabrics for her quilt.

  • The artisan fagotted the edges of the fabric beautifully.

  • He fagotted the sleeves of the blouse, giving it a handcrafted look.

  • She carefully fagotted the edges of the scarf to create a delicate, openwork border.

  • The artisan fagotted the edges of the fabric beautifully.

Synonyms

to faggot
vsto fagot
  • Specialized
9.9

To sew pieces of fabric together using a decorative open stitch

is the same meaning but uses a single g spelling
to filet
vsto fagot
  • Specialized
9.7

To decorate cloth with a lace border made from a square net

joins fabric with an open decorative stitch rather than net mesh

Antonyms

107 4.2

Take something apart into separate pieces

Compounds

9.9

A decorative stitch that joins fabric pieces with small tied threads to make a lacy edge

How Decorative

to embellish
7 6.3
to ornament
4 3.7
to fagot
  • UK
9.9
to sew
216 1.0
join
2 2.9

Surface Forms

fagot infinitive
fagotted past
fagotted past participle
fagoting present participle
fagots third person singular

Etymology

Fagot in sewing comes from the same root meaning 'bundle' and refers to a decorative stitch that 'ties' fabric pieces together, so the word keeps the idea of joining or binding.