fagoting
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fag·ot·ing
also fag·got·ing (făg′ə-tĭng)n.
1. A method of decorating cloth by pulling out horizontal threads and tying the remaining vertical threads into hourglass-shaped bunches.
2. A method of joining hemmed edges by crisscrossing thread over an open seam.
3. A stitch in knitting that creates an open pattern.
4. The decoration, seam, or pattern created by such a method or stitch.
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fag•ot•ing
(ˈfæg ə tɪŋ)n.
1. openwork embroidery in which some horizontal threads are drawn from the fabric and the remaining vertical threads are gathered into groups and tied at their midpoint.
2. a decorative sewing stitch in which thread is drawn in a zigzag or ladderlike pattern across an opening between two edges of fabric.
Also, Brit.,fag′got•ing.[1880–85]
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| Noun | 1. | fagoting - embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches fancywork, embroidery - decorative needlework faggot stitch, fagot stitch - the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting |
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