Russet Definition

rŭsĭt
russets
noun
Yellowish brown or reddish brown.
Webster's New World
A coarse homespun cloth, reddish-brown or brownish, formerly used for clothing by country people.
Webster's New World
A winter apple with a rough, mottled skin.
Webster's New World
Any of various varieties of potato having reddish-brown skin, especially a russet Burbank.
American Heritage
adjective
Moderate to strong brown.
American Heritage
Yellowish-brown or reddish-brown.
Webster's New World
Made of russet (cloth)
Webster's New World
Rustic, simple, etc.
Webster's New World
Gray or ash-colored (antiquated usage).
"Russet-pated" (gray hair). Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2.
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Other Word Forms of Russet

Noun

Singular:
russet
Plural:
russets

Origin of Russet

  • Middle English from Old French rousset from rous red from Latin russus reudh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French rousset, from rous, from Latin russus (“reddish")

    From Wiktionary

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