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rger, and having a graver tone. It is held in an upright position when played, the butt-end resting on the floor or some object but little elevated above it. The instrument now generally known as the bass-viol is, in fact, the violoncello. Bast. A rope or cord made of the bark of the lime-tree, bass-wood, or linden; also the bark made into ropes and mats. Bastard file. One of a grade between the rough and the smooth, in respect of the relative prominence and coarseness of the tet the latter was borne by slaves. The name is derived from a people of the Carpathian Mountains, and was afterwards applied to a species of ox-cart or wagon used by the early kings of France. The name survives in a modern European carriage. Bast′ing-ma-chine′. A sewing-machine making the running stitch, and used in basting together the ends of pieces of cotton cloth, in order to form them into a continuous length for convenient feeding and handling during the operations of washing, ble
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ures. Common Name.Botanical Name of the Genus and Species of the Plant by which the Fiber is produced.Native Place, or where chiefly grown.Qualities, Uses, etc. Agave, or American aloeAgave americanaMexico, etc.Various fabrics and paper are made from this and other species of agave. AmadonPolyporus formentarius.EuropeThe source of German tinder. BambooBambusa arundinaceaeTropicsPaper, cloth, etc., of coarse kinds. BananaMusa sapientumTropicsVarious fabrics; the fiber resembles flax. Bast(See Cuba and Lime)Twine. Tying up cigar-bundles, etc. Bowstring-hempSanseviera zeylanicaIndiaStrong. Used for cordage, etc. Cactus fiberOpuntia tuna, etcTropicsFrom layers of the stem. Baskets, ornamental work, etc. China grass, or RheaBoehmeria niveaChina, India, etcFine. Linen, cambrics, nets, etc. Cocoa-nut, or CoirCocos nuciferaTropicsStrong and coarse. Cordage, mats, brushes, bags, ropes, etc. CottonGossypium her baceum, etcWarm countries.Length, strength, etc., of fiber, vario