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bistres

bistres is the plural of bistre.

Meaning of bistre

Noun

bistre (countable and uncountable, plural bistres)

  1. A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
  2. 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 […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 46, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Questions about bistres

What is bistres the plural of?
Bistres is the plural of bistre.

Words near bistres in the dictionary

  1. bistratified
  2. bistratose
  3. bistratosity
  4. bistre
  5. bistred
  6. bistres
  7. Bistreț
  8. bistriate
  9. bistriated
  10. bistriazole
  11. bistriazoles

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