bast
pronunciation
How to pronounce bast in British English:
UK [bæst]
How to pronounce bast in American English:
US [bæst]
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- Noun:
- strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
- (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
Word Origin
- bast (n.)
- "inner bark of the linden tree," Old English bæst, a general Germanic word (cognate with Old Norse, Old Saxon, Middle Dutch, Old High German, German bast) of uncertain origin.
Example
- 1. You are my bast friend forever .
- 2. Mr. bast said I have to make it personal .
- 3. Other garments , made up of felt or nonwovens , of cotton or bast fibres .
- 4. The committee will be chaired by the right honourable sarah bast , mp .
- 5. The gazetteer white happy to say : " no no , this is the bast secret ! "