The process of treating or coating something with a base substance.
From 'base' + '-itting' (Old English suffix for the present participle). An archaic or technical term related to applications of base coatings.
In traditional trades and metallurgy, basitting describes prepping surfaces before finishing—it's one of those old craft words that disappeared when industrial processes replaced hand methods.
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