bass (1)

A corruption or alteration of bast (g.v.).] See also BAST (1). 1. The inner bark of the lime or linden-tree, from which mats were once made in England, as they still are in Ru ia. [See Nos. 2, 3.] 2. The lime or linden-tree itself ( Tilia Europe a ), also the American species ( Tilia American a ). [BASS-WOOD.] 3. A mat made of the inner bark of the lime or linden-tree, or of any similar material. Specially (1) In England : A ha ock or thick mat on which people kneel at church. IMG:content-1099.png:[blocks in formation]