- A water-soluble, yellowish-brown pigment.
- A grayish to yellowish brown.
[French bistre.]
bistered bis'tered adj.
bister
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- Of a complexion tending toward brown or black: black-a-vised, brunet, dark, dusky, swarthy. See colors/colorless.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
Synonym: bistre
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For the area of Buckley, North Wales known as Bistre, see Buckley.
Bistre (or bister) is both a shade of gray and a shade of brown made from soot, and the general name for a color resembling the pigment. Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.
Beechwood was commonly burned to produce the soot, which was boiled and diluted with water. Many of the "Old Masters" used bistre as the ink for their drawings. Instead of this, some used the strokes of a pen, some India ink, others a black stone, etc. [1]
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- ^ This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]
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| Chocolate | Copper | Cordovan | Desert sand | Ecru | Fallow | Khaki | Liver | Mahogany | Ochre |
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