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[syn: bister, bistre]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bister \Bis"ter\, Bistre \Bis"tre\, n. [F. bistre a color made
of soot; of unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. biester
frowning, dark, ugly.] (Paint.)
A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bistre \Bis"tre\, n.
See Bister.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bistre
n 1: a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling
wood soot [syn: bister, bistre]