bast

noun/bæst/

Frequency rank: #18,778 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Plant fiber obtained from the inner bark of certain trees, used for making rope, mats, or textiles.

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Example sentence

The craftsman wove sandals from bast fibers he had stripped from the linden tree.

Synonyms & related words

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