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bast

[ bast ]

noun

  1. Botany. phloem.
  2. Also called bast fiber. any of several strong, woody fibers, as flax, hemp, ramie, or jute, obtained from phloem tissue and used in the manufacture of woven goods and cordage.


bast

/ bæst /

noun

  1. Also calledbass fibrous material obtained from the phloem of jute, hemp, flax, lime, etc, used for making rope, matting, etc
  2. See phloem
    botany another name for phloem


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bast1

before 900; Middle English; Old English bæst; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse bast; perhaps ultimately cognate with Latin fascis bundle. See bass 3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bast1

Old English bæst ; related to Old Norse, Middle High German bast

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Example Sentences

Bast, it turns out, runs a bit of a side business involving favors for children done in exchange for secrets.

His entry takes the reader through a day of mischief with Bast, the somewhat mysterious creature from the Chronicles series.

“Gluten sensitivity is the new kid on the block,” says Alice Bast, president of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness.

Bast himself spent roughly $350,000 preparing for the end, but it does not have to be so expensive.

A talk with doomsday pro Robert Bast on how to get ready for the end.

In a kibitka covered with bast, drawn by three lean and sleepy nags, Raisky drove slowly to his estate.

On the bast they saw the rings all drawn, seven hundred, which the warrior owned.

The next day he filled his pouch with corn, put a bundle of bast-twine in his boat, and once more set off to the giant's dwelling.

Besides the linen, there is a great number of bast fibers fit for textile purposes, some superior, some inferior.

The erection was completed by the casting across several strings of bast, weighted at the ends with stones, which kept all steady.

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