Lexic.us

Definition of Baste

1. Noun. A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together.

2. Verb. Cover with liquid before cooking. "Baste a roast"

3. Verb. Strike violently and repeatedly. "They want to baste the prisoners "; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

4. Verb. Sew together loosely, with large stitches. "Baste a hem"

Definition of Baste

1. v. t. To beat with a stick; to cudgel.

2. v. t. To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly.

Definition of Baste

1. to sew loosely together [v BASTED, BASTING, BASTES]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Baste

bastardly bastards bastardy bastardy proceeding bastard feverfew bastard indigo bastard lignum vitae bastard pennyroyal bastard pimpernel bastard ridley

bastard title bastard toadflax bastard turtle bastard wing bastard yellowwood baste (current term) basted Bastedo Bastedo's sign baster

basters bastes bastide bastides bastile bastiles bastille bastilles Bastille Day bastinade

Literary usage of Baste

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1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"To baste a garment would be to set it up, to put it together, and from this particular kind of stitching the signification would seem to have passed on to ..."

2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... Q some lair Querist, in blue stockings placed ; S is brisk Sal, who a chicken can baste; К i> ¡rail Kose, from her true stem displaced ; T is Theresa, ..."

3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"'For the love av God,' I sez, clane forgettin' he was a dumb baste; ' don't take ut to heart so! Aisy, be aisy,' I says; an' with that I rubbed his cheek ..."

4. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"baste box plait in front or hem if coat finish is desired (Fig. 182). If the back is plain, turn the bottom edge of the yoke in and baste it to place on the ..."

5. Capital (1888)
"... with Indie' baste industrias— steel, glass, cement, petrochemicals, fertiliser: and others. We come together on their problems end needs In refractories ..."

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