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Russet
Rus"set (?), a. [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette.] 1. Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish brown color.The morn, in russet mantle clad.Shak.Our summer such a russet livery wears.Dryden. 2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.]Shak.
Rus"set, n. 1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. 2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. 3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.Dryden. 4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.
The noun Russet has 1 senses
1. russet -- a reddish brown homespun fabric
The adjective Russet has 1 senses
1. russet -- of brown with a reddish tinge
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