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Bistre

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Bis′ter

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Bis′tre

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Noun.

[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.

Bis′tre

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Noun.

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