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Bistre

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

the French name of a brown paint made from the soot of wood, now largely superseded by Indian ink.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bistre'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/bistre.html. 1910.