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noun
«Бистр» – из желтовато-коричневой сажи жженой буковой древесины.
Bistre is the yellowy brown soot of burnt beech wood.
Он был одет как для сцены и загримирован: глаза накрашены бистром, рот подведен суриком, создавая горькую складку, как у трагической маски.
He wore a stage costume and had make-up on his face – bistre around his eyes, his mouth lined with minium, a red dye to create a bitter expression, like those of the masks from the tragedies.
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