[ad. It. fangotto, var. of fagotto bundle, FAGGOT.] A quantity of wares, esp. raw silk, from 1 to 3 cwt.
1673. Lond. Gaz., No. 841/4. Lost … out of a Close Lighter at Brewers Key, one Fangot of White Cyprus Silk. Ibid. (1708), No. 4472/4, 4. Fangotts of Italian Raw Silk.
1721–1800. in Bailey.
1768. in E. Buys, Dict. Terms Art.
