baste

Middle English

noun
Definitions
  • (alt form) bast

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bæst (bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made, inner bark of the linden tree).

Origin

Old English

bæst

Gloss

bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made, inner bark of the linden tree

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