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Bistre

//ˈbɪstɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot wordnet
  3. 3
    A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment. countable, uncountable

    "[O]h! what an object he was! The rings round his eyes were of the colour of bistre […]"

Etymology

From French bistre.

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