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Noun: bister  bis-tur
Usage: US (=bistre)
  1. A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
    - bistre

Derived forms: bisters

See also: bistred

Type of: pigment

Encyclopedia: Bister Bister, Switzerland