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Bistre

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Noun

1. bister, bistre

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

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Bistre

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noun
1. 
a transparent water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling the soot of wood, used for pen and wash drawings
2. 
a. 
a yellowish-brown to dark brown colour
b. 
(as modifier)
bistre paint

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Bistre

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n.
1. A water-soluble, yellowish-brown pigment.
2. A grayish to yellowish brown.

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