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| baste [ bayst ] (past and past participle bast·ed, present participle bast·ing, 3rd person present singular bastes) |
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sew loosely: to sew fabric with long loose stitches in order to hold pieces of material together temporarily
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| [14th century. Via Old French bastir< Germanic, "join together with bast"] |
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