Lime-tree, linden (Tilia europea). Bast is made also from the bark of various other trees, macerated in water till the fibrous layers separate. In the Pacific Isles it is very fine and strong, from Hibiscus tiliaceus.
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·noun A thick mat or hassock. ·see 2d Bass, 2. II. Bast ·noun The inner fibrous bark of various pla...
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