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fag·ot·ing | \ ˈfa-gə-tiŋ 
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\variants:
or faggoting
Definition of fagoting
1 : an embroidery produced by pulling out horizontal threads from a fabric and tying the remaining cross threads into groups of an hourglass shape
2 : an openwork stitch joining hemmed edges
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The first known use of fagoting was in 1868
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