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Definition of Bistre
1. Noun. A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot.
Definition of Bistre
1. n. See Bister.
Definition of Bistre
1. Noun. A brown pigment made from soot. ¹
2. Noun. A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bistre
1. bister [n -S] : BISTRED [adj] - See also: bister
Medical Definition of Bistre
1. A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood. Origin: F. Bistre a colour made of soot; of unknown origin. Cf, however, LG. Biester frowning, dark, ugly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bistre
Literary usage of Bistre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Criticisms on Art by William Hazlitt (1856)
"L. da Vinci) In bistre J 81. Rembrandt's Mother weighing money lt, ...
A School-Girl (After Schedoni) In bistre 95. A Head of a Female pressing to her! 96. ..."
2. Francesco Bartolozzi, R. A. by James Thomas Herbert Baily (1907)
"1786 Child Stringing Leaves : Lady D. Beauclerk ; s., 5} x 4}, bistre, 1796 Child
with Cat in her Arms : s., 3} x 5, oval, red Children Fighting : Cipriani ..."
3. Guide to an Exhibition of Drawings and Etchings by Rembrandt and Etchings by by Sidney Colvin (1899)
"Pen and bistre and bistre wash, slightly touched with red chalk and ... Pen and
bistre, fay ne Aright, iA 60. A serving woman standing, with a candle. ..."
4. Criticisms on Art, and Sketches of the Picture Galleries of England: With ...by William Hazlitt by William Hazlitt (1856)
"Poetry crowned with Laurel (After \ Carlo Dolce) In bistre I 89. Two laughing
Boys (After Murillo /) \ _ _ In bistre J 90. ..."
5. National Exhibition of Works of Art, at Leeds, 1868: Official Catalogue by Ralph N James, L Lefèvre (1868)
"Pen and bistre wash on brown paper, heightened with white . ... Eed chalk, pen
and bistre wash . James T. Enou-lcs, Esq. Signed, "Passignano. ..."
6. Painters' Colours, Oils, and Varnishes: A Practical Manual by George Henry Hurst (1892)
"bistre.—This pigment is prepared from the soot of wood, especially from that of
... The bistre is dried, and ia then ready for use. bistre is not used as an ..."
7. Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin by Laurence Binyon (1900)
"Pen and ink, bistre and Indian-ink wash. (62) TEMPLE OF ATHENE POLIAS. ...
BUM and pedestal of (he statue of Agrippa, Acropolis. l', n and bistre. ..."
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