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basting
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun basting has 2 senses
- basting(n = noun.artifact) baste, basting stitch, tacking - a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together; Array is a kind of embroidery stitch, sewing stitch
- basting(n = noun.act) Array - moistening a roast as it is cooking; Array is a part of roasting
is a kind of dampening, moistening
CIDE DICTIONARY
basting, n.
- Loose temporary stitches. [WordNet 1.5]
- The act or process of moistening a roast as it is cooking. [WordNet 1.5]
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