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rus·set

(rŭs′ĭt)

1. A moderate to strong brown.

2. A coarse gray, brown, or reddish-brown homespun cloth.

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

4. Any of various varieties of potato having reddish-brown skin, especially 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.]

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russet

(ˈrʌsɪt)

1. (Colours) brown with a yellowish or reddish tinge

2. (Textiles)

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

b. (as modifier): a russet coat.

3. (Plants) any of various apples with rough brownish-red skins

4. (Plant Pathology) abnormal roughness on fruit, caused by parasites, pesticides, or frost

adj

5. (Tanning) (of tanned hide leather) dressed ready for staining

6. archaic simple; homely; rustic: a russet life.

7. (Colours) of the colour russet: russet hair.

[C13: from Anglo-Norman, from Old French rosset, from rous, from Latin russus; related to Latin ruber red]

ˈrussety adj

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rus•set

(ˈrʌs ɪt)

n.

1. yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.

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

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

adj.

4. yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.

[1225–75; Middle English < Old French rousset, diminutive of rous reddish brown, red (of hair); see roux]

rus′set•y, adj.

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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	russet - a reddish brown homespun fabric homespun - a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home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

casposo

roux

mela ruggine rossiccio ruggine

russet

[ˈrʌsɪt]

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

B. ADJ (in colour) → rojizo, bermejo

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russet

[ˈrʌsɪt]

n → roux m

adj → roussâtre

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russet

(= colour) → gelbliches Rotbraun

(= apple) → Boskop m

adj → rostfarben

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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.

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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.

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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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The air was like sparkling cider, and every field had its heaps of yellow and russet good things to eat, all ready for the barns, the mills, and the markets.

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Some of the trees bore yellow oranges and some russet pears, so the hungry adventurers suddenly found themselves provided with plenty to eat and to drink.

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"Debate with no man hast thou, With questions art never perplexed, As tame at the first sight as now, In thy plain russet gabardine dressed." ...

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But I was not going to restrict myself to any particular position for her; when I was tired of leaning forward, with the cold, raw wind in my face, and surveying the russet hedges and the damp, tangled grass of their banks, I gave it up and leant back too.

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But I suppose I am like a Roxbury russet,--a great deal the better, the longer I can be kept.

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And yet a russet gown, torn and soiled with the child's rude play, made a picture of her just as perfect.

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The Jew's dress, which appeared to have suffered considerably from the storm, was a plain russet cloak of many folds, covering a dark purple tunic.

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"No," said Winter, then he paused; "but tell me, can you not perceive the russet tint which marks the heavens?"

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They were a boy and a girl, slender and graceful, and completely naked, with the exception of a slight girdle of bark, from which depended at opposite points two of the russet leaves of the bread-fruit tree.