bistered

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled bistred

US /ˈbɪs.tɚd/ UK /ˈbɪs.təd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
colored with or as if with bister

The artist gave the paper a bistered wash of warm brown.

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Synonyms

1 adj · colored with or as if with... bistred

Etymology

From bister + -ed. Bister, also bistre, came through French for a brown pigment traditionally made from soot.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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