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As the processing of bast crops in Ukraine virtually disappeared in the 1990s, so too did the production of worsted yarn.
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
For the bast few years the humor with the Sandler and Farley cast was juvenile and irreverent, with lots of funny voices and funny songs.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Many lacked boots and had to resort to bast shoes made from birch bark.
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2022
Wyndham wanted to evolve humans past their prime bast, the Beyonders (a group of beings who exist outside the Multiverse and are supremely powerful).
—William Goodman, Men's Health, 6 May 2023
Soaking [the fibers] in water aids in their separation and can soften and improve the quality of the bast.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2020
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
For the bast few years the humor with the Sandler and Farley cast was juvenile and irreverent, with lots of funny voices and funny songs.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Many lacked boots and had to resort to bast shoes made from birch bark.
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2022
Wyndham wanted to evolve humans past their prime bast, the Beyonders (a group of beings who exist outside the Multiverse and are supremely powerful).
—William Goodman, Men's Health, 6 May 2023
Soaking [the fibers] in water aids in their separation and can soften and improve the quality of the bast.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2020
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“Bast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bast. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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bast
noun
: a strong woody fiber obtained chiefly from the phloem of plants and used especially in fabrics and ropes or cords
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