baister, baisting
var. ff. baster1, basting vbl. n.1
| 1881 Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 74 Braider,..Stitcher, Baister, Button-hole Maker. 1890 Daily News 2 Jan. 5/3 Baisting cotton. 1902 Daily Chron. 5 Mar. 10/5 Coat Machinists..wanted, baisters and finishers. 1906 Ibid. 28 May 11/7 Tailoresses wanted; must be good coat baisters. |