noun
- a brownish-yellow pigment made from wood soot
Usage: art
adjective
- having a dark yellowish-brown color
Examples
- The artist mixed bistre with water to create a wash drawing.
- Old master drawings often used bistre for their warm brown tones.
- The bistre ink gave the sketch a rich, earthy appearance.
- She preferred bistre over other brown pigments for its transparency.
- The manuscript was illustrated with bistre drawings.
- His bistre complexion suggested years spent in the sun.