Bistre

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Bistre is the yellowy brown soot of burnt beech wood.

Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
"There is Bistre, now, he is not so very much better-looking than I am, and yet they can do nothing without him, whether it is a girl's face or a wimple in a river!"

Bimbi 1839-1908 Ouida 1873
Bistre ink is made by boiling wood soot, often taken from wood-buring chimneys, in water.

lines and colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, concept art and other visual arts 2009
Bistre ink is made by boiling wood soot, often taken from wood-buring chimneys, in water.

lines and colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, concept art and other visual arts 2009
Bistre: a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings

Phil Baker and Friends - The Last 7 Days 2009
Hair - Maitreya Charli - Bistre - New release non free

Fashion World of SL 2009
stylecard: hair - Maitreya Sasha - Bistre - (50L for red cross) skin - []:: Tuli:: [] Eva (tone 4/br) - (old dec VIP gift) tunic - Doppelganger Inc.

Fashion World of SL 2010
stylecard: hair - Maitreya Sasha - Bistre - (50L for red cross) skin - []:: Tuli:: [] Eva (tone 4/br) - (old dec VIP gift) tunic - Doppelganger Inc.

Fashion World of SL 2010
"Would they ever let such a little Turk as Bob Bistre into heaven, do you think?

George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore 1862