bister
[ bis-ter ]
noun
Other words from bister
- bistered, adjective
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How to use bister in a sentence
Occasionally there are a few spots or scrawls of "bister" or "clove brown" about the larger end.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentThe eggs themselves, protectively colored in bister and black, are mauled about and soiled in the mud; but the day is saved.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentThe markings are in dark shades of brown, "burnt umber," "bister," or "bone brown."
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentOne egg of the set has the "bister" markings larger and thicker on the large end.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentIt was apparently Greek, yet it was not the language his lordship of bister had learnt at school and college.
The Burglars' Club | Henry A. Hering
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