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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)
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