fagot

[ fag-uht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
a bundle; bunch.
a bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded, hammered, or rolled together at high temperature.
bouquet garni.

Origin of fagot¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French; of obscure origin

Do you know whether or no my aunt has gone out, eh, Mother Fagot?

Fagot stitch from side to side catching the thread into the running stitches.

Fagot vote, a vote created by the partitioning of a property into as many tenements as will entitle the holders to vote.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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