5 Words to use with bast

In his bolo (forest-knife), moreover, every one has an universal instrument, which he carries in a wooden sheath made by himself, suspended by a cord of loosely-twisted bast fibers tied round his body.

The above operation of detaching the bast layer from the stem is technically known as "retting," and a good type of retting or steeping place is an off-set of a run, branch, or stream where the water moves slowly, or even remains at rest, during the time the plants are under treatment.

In Negros the bast-banana thrives only in the south, not in the north; and Iloilo, which produces most of the hemp cloth (guinara), is obliged to import the raw material from the eastern district, as it does not flourish in the island of Panay.

'Arf bast dwelve!" There was but a short stay made in the drawing-room, and before ten o'clock the guests streamed into the magnificent ball-room.

Your guests will wear bast slippers, but mine have boots of hide.

5 Words to use with  bast