释义 |
bis·ter noun or bis·tre \ˈbistə(r)\ (-s) Etymology: French bistre 1. a. : an artist's medium for use with brush or pen made with a brown extract obtained from the soot of wood after the soot has been soaked or boiled in water and ranging in color from yellowish brown to dark brown b. : a watercolor medium having the general color characteristics of bister 2. : manganese brown 3. : soot brown |