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bistre

/ˈbɪstə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈbɪstɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪstə(ɹ)

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Borrowed from French bistre.

noun bistres · bister

countable, uncountable A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
countable, uncountable A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment. [O]h! what an object he was! The rings round his eyes were of the colour of bistre […]

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"bistre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bistre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bistre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bistre

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"bistre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bistre.

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@misc{bistre_2026,
  title = {bistre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bistre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}