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bis·ter

or bis·tre (bĭs′tər)

n.

1. A water-soluble, yellowish-brown pigment.

2. A grayish to yellowish brown.

[French bistre.]

bis′tered adj.

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Adj.1.bistered - colored with or as if with bister

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bistered

adjective

Of a complexion tending toward brown or black:

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