2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
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3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet
color. --Dryden.
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4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the {English russet}, and the {Roxbury russet}. [1913 Webster]
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Russet — may refer to:*Russet Burbank potato *Russet apple *Russet (color) … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
russet — [rus′it] n. [ME < OFr rousset, dim. of rous < L russus, reddish < IE * rudhso < base * reudh ,RED] 1. yellowish brown or reddish brown 2. a coarse homespun cloth, reddish brown or brownish, formerly used for clothing by country people … English World dictionary
russet — mid 13c., cloth of reddish brown color (sense of the color itself is first recorded early 15c.), from O.Fr. rousset, from rosset (adj.) reddish, dim. of ros, rous red, from L. russus, related to ruber red, from PIE *reudh red (see RED (Cf. red)) … Etymology dictionary
russet — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reddish brown. ► NOUN 1) a reddish brown colour. 2) a variety of dessert apple with a slightly rough greenish brown skin. 3) historical a coarse homespun reddish brown or grey cloth. DERIVATIVES russety adjective … English terms dictionary
russet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from russet, adjective, russet, from rus, rous red, from Latin russus; akin to Latin ruber red more at red Date: 13th century 1. coarse homespun usually reddish brown cloth 2. a reddish brown… … New Collegiate Dictionary
russet — I UK [ˈrʌsɪt] / US adjective mainly literary red brown in colour II UK [ˈrʌsɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms russet : singular russet plural russets 1) a type of apple with russet coloured skin 2) a type of potato with russet coloured skin … English dictionary
russet — rus|set1 [ rʌsıt ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY red brown in color russet rus|set 2 [ rʌsıt ] noun count 1. ) a type of apple with russet colored skin 2. ) a type of potato with russet colored skin … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
russet — [[t]rʌ̱sɪt[/t]] russets COLOUR Russet is used to describe things that are reddish brown in colour. ...a russet apple... The maple trees were in their autumn glory of russets, reds and browns … English dictionary
russet — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
