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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[AS.

bæst

; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., & G.

bast

, of unknown origin. Cf.

the tree.]

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

A thick mat or hassock. See 2d

, 2.

Noun.

A rope or cord, made of the bark of the lime tree, bass-wood or linden; or the bark made into ropes and mats.

See also: bast, Bast, bAst, and bæst

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