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bistre
or ²ú¾±²õ·³Ù±ð°ù
[ 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
/ ˈ²úɪ²õ³ÙÉ™ /
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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú¾±²õt°ù±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bistre1
1720–30; < French, Middle French, of obscure origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bistre1
C18: from French, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
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St. Jerome: Leonardo da Vinci, painted in bistre.
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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.
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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.
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The eyes were unduly large, and, surrounded with bistre circles, glistened with feverish lustre.
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A very singular drawing in pen and ink and bistre.
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