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russet

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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.

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

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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homespun - a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home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]
nroux m
adjroussâtre
russet
n
(= colour)gelbliches Rotbraun
(= apple)Boskop m
adjrostfarben
russet [ˈrʌsɪt] adj (colour) → marrone rossiccio inv
russet [ˈrʌsɪt] adj (colour) → marrone rossiccio inv


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We went out of the old orchard where the autumn night wind was beginning to make its weird music in the russet boughs, and shut the little gate behind us.
No gentleman were admitted, so Jo played male parts to her heart's content and took immense satisfaction in a pair of russet leather boots given her by a friend, who knew a lady who knew an actor.
He was a fine swarthy fellow, with dark hair and large moustachios, who rode a-hunting in clothes of Lincoln green, with russet boots on his feet, and a bugle slung over his shoulder like the guard of a long stage.
 
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