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prettygoodwordbast (BAST) - n., fiber from the inner bark of various plants used for cordage or matting.
Said plants include flax, hemp, jute, lime/linden, ramie, nettle, mulberry, and several others. Also sometimes used as a name for the inner bark aka phloem itself. The name goes back to Old English bæst, the inner bark of trees used to make ropes, of Germanic origin, after which the trail gets murky.
And that, actually, was the last word from Busman's Honeymoon, which I didn't have time to post before external obligations (followed by illness) took over. I should be back to regular posting now, though.
---L.
Said plants include flax, hemp, jute, lime/linden, ramie, nettle, mulberry, and several others. Also sometimes used as a name for the inner bark aka phloem itself. The name goes back to Old English bæst, the inner bark of trees used to make ropes, of Germanic origin, after which the trail gets murky.
And that, actually, was the last word from Busman's Honeymoon, which I didn't have time to post before external obligations (followed by illness) took over. I should be back to regular posting now, though.
---L.
