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bistre
[bis-ter]
noun
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
a yellowish to dark-brown color.
bistre
/ ˈɪə /
noun
a transparent water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling the soot of wood, used for pen and wash drawings
a yellowish-brown to dark brown colour
( as modifier )
bistre paint
Other 51Թ Forms
- bistred adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bistre1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bistre1
Example Sentences
St. Jerome: Leonardo da Vinci, painted in bistre.
The resulting tints were very delicate in detail, of a colour varying between a bistre and olive tint, and after washing dried with a brilliant surface.
In the morning, the chatelaine looked much the same as usual, but for the circle of bistre round her eyes, which had grown deeper, giving an air of lassitude.
The eyes were unduly large, and, surrounded with bistre circles, glistened with feverish lustre.
A very singular drawing in pen and ink and bistre.
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