bast noun. [bast]
[Old English bæst, corresp. to Middle & mod. Dutch, Old & mod. High German, Old Norse bast from Germanic, of unkn. origin.]
Fibrous material from the phloem of certain plants, as hemp, jute, or (orig.) the lime tree. Also (Botany), the phloem or vascular tissue of a plant.

■ basten adjective (now rare or obsolete) made of bast OE.

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