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russet definition

rus·set (rus′it)

noun

  1. yellowish brown or reddish brown
  2. a coarse homespun cloth, reddish-brown or brownish, formerly used for clothing by country people
  3. a winter apple with a rough, mottled skin

Etymology: ME < OFr rousset, dim. of rous < L russus, reddish < IE *rudhso- < base *reudh-, red

adjective

  1. yellowish-brown or reddish-brown
  2. made of russet (cloth)
  3. Archaic rustic, simple, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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