see|Bast
English

Etymology
Old English bæst, from Germanic *basta-. Cognate with Dutch bast#Dutch|bast, German Bast, Swedish bast#Swedish|bast.

Pronunciation
IPA|/bæst/

Noun
bast

1. fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.

Dutch

Noun
bast f

1. bark (trees)
2. (metaphore) skin, hide

#: Toen de woudmeester de bengels weer de bast van berken zag trekken, sneed hij een verse berkenroede om ze billenkoek op hun blote bast te geven
#:: When the forrester saw the rascals tear the bark off birch trees again, he cut a fresh birchrod to spank their bare hides.''

Synonyms
schors f

Verb
present imperfect and imperative forms of bassen

References
R:Koenen

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