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baste

/ˈbeɪst/BAYST
/ˈbeɪst/BAYST

Meaningsew loosely

Common meaning: sew with temporary stitches

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbastir‘sew loosely’source
  2. Middle Englishbasten‘sew loosely’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssew loosely → sew with temporary stitchesbaste‘sew with temporary stitches’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French bastir ‘sew loosely’.

Roots

  • bastir Old French “sew loosely”

Related words

bastile

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