bast
noun/bæst/
Frequency rank: #18,778 most common English word
Meaning
Plant fiber obtained from the inner bark of certain trees, used for making rope, mats, or textiles.
Example sentence
The craftsman wove sandals from bast fibers he had stripped from the linden tree.
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