What does bistre mean?
Bistre means A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood..
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/ˈbɪstə(ɹ)/ · noun
A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood..
[O]h! what an object he was! The rings round his eyes were of the colour of bistre […]
Use bistre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bistre means A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood..
Common synonyms include bister.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[O]h! what an object he was! The rings round his eyes were of the colour of bistre […]
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