Noah Webster
Baste
BASTE, verb transitive
1. To beat with a stick.
2. To drip butter or fat upon meat, as it turns upon the spit, in roasting; to moisten with fat or other liquid.
BASTE, verb transitive To sew with long stitches; to sew slightly.
BASTE, verb transitive
1. To beat with a stick.
2. To drip butter or fat upon meat, as it turns upon the spit, in roasting; to moisten with fat or other liquid.
BASTE, verb transitive To sew with long stitches; to sew slightly.