bI stər noun 1. a pigment made from the soot of burned wood, having a yellowish or dark brown color. 2. this color.
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rufous
ru fəs adjective of or pertaining to a reddish or reddish brown color.
phlogiston
flo jI stan noun a nonexistent chemical that was once believed to be the cause of combustion and to be released by anything burning. As we have seen, Priestley, in 1774, had…
sitting duck
sI tIng duhk noun an especially vulnerable person or thing; easy target. That skinny little boy is a sitting duck for the bully.
scintilla
sihn tI lə noun a tiny amount; trace. There was not a scintilla of truth in the rumor.