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basting

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) basting (noun)
  2. 2) basting (noun)
  3. 3) basting (noun)
  4. baste (verb)
  5. baste (verb)
  6. baste (verb)

1basting

noun

Definition of BASTING

1
: the action of a sewer who bastes
2
a : the thread used in basting b : the stitching made by basting

First Known Use of BASTING

15th century

Rhymes with BASTING

wasting

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