[ 'fagət ]
■ noun
1》 Brit. a ball of seasoned chopped liver, baked or fried.
2》 ( US fagot ) a bundle of sticks bound together as fuel.
↘a bundle of iron rods bound together for reheating, welding, and hammering into bars.
3》 N. Amer. informal, derogatory a male homosexual.
4》 Brit. informal, dated an unpleasant or contemptible woman.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ; US fagots , fagoting , fagoted ) (in embroidery) join by ~ing.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. fagot , from Ital. fagotto , based on Gk phakelos 'bundle'.