Definition of "bast" in English

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.

   • 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.

noun

1. (obsolete) Bastardy, illegitimacy of birth.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Illegitimate, born out of wedlock.