bistered
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bistered — adjective see bister … New Collegiate Dictionary
bistered — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of a complexion tending toward brown or black: black a vised, brunet, dark, dusky, swarthy. See COLORS … English dictionary for students
bistered — bis·tered … English syllables
bistered — adjective colored with or as if with bister • Syn: ↑bistred • Pertains to noun: ↑bister (for: ↑bistred), ↑bister … Useful english dictionary
bister — bistered, adj. /bis teuhr/, n. bistre. * * * … Universalium
bistred — adjective colored with or as if with bister • Syn: ↑bistered • Pertains to noun: ↑bister, ↑bister (for: ↑bistered) … Useful english dictionary
bistred — istred adj. colored with or as if with bister. Syn: bistered. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bister — or bistre noun Etymology: French bistre Date: circa 1751 1. a yellowish brown to dark brown pigment used in art 2. a grayish to yellowish brown • bistered adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
brunet — I brunet, brunette (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dark, dark haired, dark complexioned; brown, swarthy. See darkness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. brunette, dark, dark complexioned, tawny, dusky, brown, tanned, swarthy, dark haired … English dictionary for students
swarthy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dark, swart, dusky; dark complexioned. See darkness, color. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dark skinned, brown, dusky, tawny, dark hued, dark complexioned. See Synonym Study at dusky . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
