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 Definitions of russet  [ˈrʌs ɪt]  

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Definition of 'russet' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) russet
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.

2.  russet
a coarse reddish brown or brownish homespun cloth formerly used for clothing.

3.  russet
any of various apples that have a rough brownish skin and ripen in the autumn.

4. (adj.) russet
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.

Etymology:  (1225–75; ME < OF rousset, dim. of rous reddish brown, red (of hair); see roux)

Definition of 'russet' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) russet
a reddish brown homespun fabric

2. (adj) russet
of brown with a reddish tinge


Definition of 'russet' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) russet
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

2. (adj) russet
coarse; homespun; rustic

3. (noun) russet
a russet color; a pigment of a russet color

4. (noun) russet
cloth or clothing of a russet color

5. (noun) russet
a country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color

6. (noun) russet
an apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet



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