SINCE 1828
fagoting
noun
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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