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bast
UK /bɑːst/ US /bæst/
noun 3adj 1name 1
Collocations
3VERB + BAST
hang
BAST + NOUN
shoes, slippers
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
2
Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants (particularly the lime tree) and used for making ropes, cords and matting.
[T]here would be seen his face, or that of his elder brother, peering down. A guttural sound, and the tip-tap of bast slippers beating the narrow wooden stairs, and he would stand before one without coat, a little bent, in leather apron, with sleeves turned back, blinking[…]
At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
noun
1
Bastardy, illegitimacy of birth.
adj
1
Illegitimate, born out of wedlock.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e
- phloem
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[T]here would be seen his face, or that of his elder brother, peering down. A guttural sound, and the tip-tap of bast slippers beating the narrow wooden stairs, and he would stand before one without c
Wiktionary02
At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that
Wiktionary03
I thought I saw Him in the Long Walk there, by the bed of Nelly Roche, tending a fallen flower with a wisp of bast.
Wiktionary04
If a Tatar succeeds in becoming an official, he will hang his bast shoes in the front corner of the house.
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