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fagot definition

fagot (fagət)

noun

  1. a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches, esp. for use as fuel
  2. Metallurgy a bundle or heap of iron or steel pieces to be worked into bars by hammering or rolling at welding temperature

Etymology: ME < OFr, with change of suffix < VL *facellum < Gr phakelos, a bundle

transitive verb

  1. to make into a fagot; form fagots of
  2. Sewing to decorate with fagoting

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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