About The Word Bister
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Bister
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What's The Definition Of Bister?
[n] a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bister: bistre Related Terms | Find terms related to Bister: See Also | pigment Bister In Webster's Dictionary \Bis"ter\, Bistre \Bis"tre\, n. [F. bistre a color made
of soot; of unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. biester
frowning, dark, ugly.] (Paint.)
A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.
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