basting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: basting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for basting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
basting n a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together Synonym(s): baste, basting, basting stitch, tacking moistening a roast as it is cooking
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baste \Baste\ (b[amac]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters. --Pepys. 2. (Cookery) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. 3. To mark with tar, as sheep. [Prov. Eng.]