bast
[ bast ]
/ bæst /
noun
Origin of bast
before 900; Middle English; Old English
bæst; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse
bast; perhaps ultimately cognate with Latin
fascis bundle. See
bass3
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British Dictionary definitions for bast
bast
/ (bæst) /
noun
Also called: bass
fibrous material obtained from the phloem of jute, hemp, flax, lime, etc, used for making rope, matting, etc
botany another name for phloem
Word Origin for bast
Old English
bæst; related to Old Norse, Middle High German
bast