Bast

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A thick mat or hassock. ·see 2d Bass, 2.

II. Bast ·noun The inner fibrous bark of various plants; ·esp. of the lime tree; hence, matting, cordage, ·etc., made therefrom.

Related Words

  • bast

    Lime-tree, linden (Tilia europea). Bast is made also from the bark of various other trees, macerated...

    The Sailor's Word-Book