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bast
This term refers specifically to the phloem fibers found in the inner bark of dicotyledonous plants. It carries a technical, botanical connotation while also evoking traditional craftsmanship and primitive weaving techniques. It is rarely used in casual conversation, appearing primarily in ethnographic descriptions of ancient textiles or specialized horticultural texts.
As a mass noun representing a raw material, it is treated as uncountable. It describes the substance itself rather than individual fibers; therefore, to refer to a specific quantity, one must use partitive constructions such as a bundle of bast or a strip of bast.
Meanings
Examples
The ancient settlers used bast to weave sturdy baskets for gathering berries.
I wonder if this rope is made from hemp bast or something synthetic.
The inner bark, known as bast, provides the necessary strength for the cordage.
He carefully stripped the bast from the lime tree branch.
The village elder showed me how to soak the bast to make it more pliable.
These sandals are crafted from woven bast fibers.
The forest dweller tied the bundle together with a strip of bast.
Bast is essentially the phloem of the plant stem.