Associations to the word «Bistre»

Wiktionary

BISTRE, noun. A brown pigment made from soot.
BISTRE, noun. A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment.

Dictionary definition

BISTRE, noun. A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley