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bister

[ˈbistər]

noun & adjective:
1. a yellowish-brown to dark-brown pigment made from the soot of burned wood
2. a shade of brownish-yellow color

examples:
1. Try this vintage make-up recipe using walnut leaves for stunning bister tint on lids. Erin Parsons on Youtube
2. Then he observed the frightful irritation of the breasts and mouth, discovered spots of bister and copper on the skin of her body, and recoiled bewildered. Against the Grain by J.-K. Huysmans
3. She was gloriously beautiful, too; even her brief experience in the west had brought back the missing roses to her cheek, and had banished the bister circles from beneath her eyes. The Chalice of Courage: A Romance of Colorado by Cyrus Townsend Brady

origin:
French bistre

bister
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