plural of basting

The act by which a food item is basted. / (archaic) A (physical) beating.

present participle of baste

plural of bast

Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.

Alternative spelling of Bastet

A basting; a sprinkling of drippings etc. in cooking.

To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. / (by extension) To coat over something. / To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.

(archaic, slang) To beat with a stick; to cudgel.