basting
1sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
bastings, the stitches taken or the threads used.
Origin of basting
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Other definitions for basting (2 of 2)
the act of moistening food while cooking, especially with stock or pan juices.
the liquid used in basting.
Origin of basting
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How to use basting in a sentence
He would often jazz them up with some adobo seasoning and a can or two of dark soda and would always keep an old painter’s brush on hand for basting.
On the other hand, traditional basting brushes of the sort that my mother used for decades did not seem to be available.
Oxo basting Brush basting brushes have become rather a problem in recent years.
Cousin Barbara had seated herself in a low rocking-chair and was pulling the basting threads from a finished garment.
Mildred's Inheritance | Annie Fellows JohnstonPlace a piece of buttered paper over the dish, and bake in a moderate oven till it is tender, basting it frequently.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de Salis
Replace the birds on the spit, and let them finish roasting, basting them continually alternately with broth and champagne.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisI haven't given you a basting since you were fifteen—but I'll paste you one right in the mouth if you don't talk straight talk!
Children of the Whirlwind | Leroy ScottFie, defile not thy fine workmanly fingers with the feet of kitchenstuff and basting-ladles.
British Dictionary definitions for basting
/ (ˈbeɪstɪŋ) /
loose temporary stitches; tacking
sewing with such stitches
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