Definition of bistre Bistre

bis•tre

We found 7 definitions of bistre from 5 different sources.

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What does bistre mean?

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Noun
bistre - a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bistre (Noun)
    A brown pigment made from soot.
  • bistre (Noun)
    A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bistre (n.)
    A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.
  • bistre (n.)
    See Bister.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bistre
    Bister, bis′tėr, n. a pigment of a warm brown colour made from the soot of wood, esp. beechwood.—adj. Bis′tred. [Fr. bistré; origin unknown.]

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