bast UK /bɑːst/US /bæst/noun 3adjective 1forms 1 noun3 •Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made. •Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants (particularly the lime tree) and used for making ropes, cords and matting.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. — 1919 •(no longer used) Bastardy, illegitimacy of birth. adjective1 •(no longer used) Illegitimate, born out of wedlock. formsbasts
