To sew together loosely; to hold pieces of fabric together with temporary stitches.
From 'be-' plus 'baste' (a sewing term from Old French 'baste' meaning to stitch). Used in tailoring to mean covering or joining fabric with temporary stitches.
Tailors invented this word as a specific craft term—'bebasted' fabric is the crucial step before permanent stitching, where everything is held in place but still flexible enough to adjust.
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