What is the meaning of Baste?

  • (v.t.) To sew loosely or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly.
  • (v.t.) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
  • (v.t.) To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
  • (v.t.) To mark with tar, as sheep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MLAWebster's. "baste" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/baste/definitions/1978632>
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