bistered

bis·ter

or bis·tre  (bĭs′tər)

n.

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

2. A grayish to yellowish brown.

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[French bistre.]

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bis′tered adj.

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Adj.

1.

bistered - colored with or as if with bister bistred

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bistered

adjective

Of a complexion tending toward brown or black:

black-a-vised, brunet, dark, dusky, swarthy.

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