bast
Middle English
/bast/, /baːst/
noun
Definitions
- A cord or cable manufactured using bast.
- (rare) bast; fibre made from the phloem of plants.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English bæst (bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made, inner bark of the linden tree) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bastaz (bast, rope).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bastaz
Gloss
bast, rope
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Kanji
縄, 綱