bistre

or bis·ter

[ bis-ter ]

/ ˈbɪs tər /

noun

a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.

a yellowish to dark-brown color.

Origin of bistre

1720–30; <French, Middle French, of obscure origin

OTHER WORDS FROM bistre

bistred, adjective

Words nearby bistre

bistate, bister, Bisto, bistort, bistoury, bistre, bistro, bisulcate, bisulfate, bisulfide, bisulfite

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Example sentences from the Web for bistre

Reddish-brown, marone, bistre with a golden light in it, suited her to perfection.
The Commission in Lunacy|Honore de Balzac
Her eyes were hideous to him in their great rings of paint and bistre.
The Divine Fire|May Sinclair
It is an ample structure with a church tower of bistre which forms a most pleasing note of colour in the landscape.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country|Francis Miltoun
It is drawn with a pen, on paper larger than usual, with a mere outline heightened with bistre.
A Treatise on Painting|Leonardo Da Vinci

Why, my boys rub blue and bistre till their faces run of a stream.
Pencil Sketches|Eliza Leslie

British Dictionary definitions for bistre

bistre

US bister

/ (ˈbɪstə) /

noun

a transparent water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling the soot of wood, used for pen and wash drawings

a yellowish-brown to dark brown colour
(as modifier)bistre paint

Word Origin for bistre

C18: from French, of unknown origin

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单词	bistre
释义	bistre or bis·ter [ bis-ter ] / ˈbɪs tər / noun a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings. a yellowish to dark-brown color. Origin of bistre 1720–30; <French, Middle French, of obscure origin OTHER WORDS FROM bistre bistred, adjective Words nearby bistre bistate, bister, Bisto, bistort, bistoury, bistre, bistro, bisulcate, bisulfate, bisulfide, bisulfite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bistre Reddish-brown, marone, bistre with a golden light in it, suited her to perfection. The Commission in Lunacy\|Honore de Balzac Her eyes were hideous to him in their great rings of paint and bistre. The Divine Fire\|May Sinclair It is an ample structure with a church tower of bistre which forms a most pleasing note of colour in the landscape. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country\|Francis Miltoun It is drawn with a pen, on paper larger than usual, with a mere outline heightened with bistre. A Treatise on Painting\|Leonardo Da Vinci Why, my boys rub blue and bistre till their faces run of a stream. Pencil Sketches\|Eliza Leslie British Dictionary definitions for bistre bistre US bister / (ˈbɪstə) / noun a transparent water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling the soot of wood, used for pen and wash drawings a yellowish-brown to dark brown colour (as modifier)bistre paint Word Origin for bistre C18: from French, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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