russet

rus·set  (rst)

n.

1. A moderate to strong brown.

2. A coarse reddish-brown to brown homespun cloth.

3. A winter apple with a rough reddish-brown skin.

4. A russet Burbank.

adj.

Moderate to strong brown.

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[Middle English, from Old French rousset, from rous, red, from Latin russus; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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russet [ˈrʌsɪt]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) brown with a yellowish or reddish tinge

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a rough homespun fabric, reddish-brown in colour, formerly in use for clothing

b.  (as modifier) a russet coat

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various apples with rough brownish-red skins

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) abnormal roughness on fruit, caused by parasites, pesticides, or frost

adj

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) (of tanned hide leather) dressed ready for staining

2. Archaic simple; homely; rustic a russet life

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour russet russet hair

[from Anglo-Norman, from Old French rosset, from rous, from Latin russus; related to Latin ruber red]

russety  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	russet - a reddish brown homespun fabric homespun - a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
Adj.	1.	russet - of brown with a reddish tinge chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

russet [ˈrʌsɪt]

A. N (= colour) → color m rojizo or bermejo

B. ADJ (in colour) → rojizo, bermejo

russet [ˈrʌsɪt]

n → roux m

adj → roussâtre

russet

n

(= colour) → gelbliches Rotbraun

(= apple) → Boskop m

adj → rostfarben

russet [ˈrʌsɪt] adj (colour) → marrone rossiccio inv