bister

bis·ter

or bis·tre B0283700 (bĭs′tər)n.1. A water-soluble, yellowish-brown pigment.2. A grayish to yellowish brown.

[French bistre.]

bis′tered adj.

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Noun

bister - a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood sootbistrepigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

Bister

a transparent brown pigment made from wood ash mixed with water-soluble vegetable glue. It was used by European artists of the 15th to 18th centuries for pen and brush drawing. At the end of the 18th century it was replaced by sepia and India ink.

bister

noun

Synonyms for bister

noun a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot

Synonyms

bistre

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pigment

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