bistre

Variant of bister

bister definition

bis·ter or bistre bis′·tre (bis′tər)

noun

  1. a yellowish-brown to dark-brown pigment made from the soot of burned wood
  2. any of various colors in this range

Etymology: Fr bistre

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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