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FAGOTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fagoting mean? 

FAGOTING (noun)
  The noun FAGOTING has 1 sense:

1. embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitchesplay

  Familiarity information: FAGOTING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAGOTING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

faggoting; fagoting

Hypernyms ("fagoting" is a kind of...):

embroidery; fancywork (decorative needlework)

Meronyms (parts of "fagoting"):

faggot stitch; fagot stitch (the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting)


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