Color Names

French Bistre

Sooty brown, like the pigment artists made from beech wood smoke.

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French Bistre is a muted brown.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

French Bistre

Bistre

Bistre is a pigment made from soot. Historically, beechwood was burned to produce the soot, which was boiled and diluted with water. Many Old Masters used bistre as the ink for their wash paintings.[1] Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.

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Verb

  1. To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
  2. To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
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bistre

Noun

  1. A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
  2. A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment.
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