"bistre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪstə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈbɪstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bistre.wav Forms: bistres [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ) Etymology: From French bistre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bistre}} French bistre Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bistre (countable and uncountable, plural bistres)
  1. A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Browns Translations (brown pigment): bistr [masculine] (Polish), bister [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bistre-en-noun-JiTmNlj1 Disambiguation of Browns: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'brown pigment': 58 42
  2. A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mid-to-dark brown): bistrowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bistre-en-noun-oIMgmPBc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'mid-to-dark brown': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bister Derived forms: bistred

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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