English Explanatory Dictionary

fagot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of faggot (“bundle of sticks”).
  2. Alternative spelling of faggot (“bundle of iron or steel”).
  3. A fagotto, or bassoon.
  4. A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company .
verb
  1. To make a fagot of (objects); to bind (objects) together in a fagot or bundle.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæɡ.ət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fagot.wav

Word forms

fagot fagots fagoting fagoted

Etymology

Most likely from Italian fagotto, from Latin fascis.

Derived words

fagoter fagot iron fagot vote fagot voter sap fagot
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