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Definition of: bister
(bis′tər) noun
1. A non'permanent, yellowish'brown pigment made from beechwood soot: used chiefly as a water'color wash.
2. A dark'brown color. Also bis′tre. [<F bistre dark brown]
—bis′tered adjective
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