About The Word Russet
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Russet
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What's The Definition Of Russet?
[n] a reddish brown homespun fabric
[adj] brown with a reddish tinge Synonyms | Synonyms for Russet: chromatic Related Terms | Find terms related to Russet: See Also | homespun | homespun fabric Russet In Webster's Dictionary \Rus"set\, a. [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus
(for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See {Red}, and cf.
{Roussette}.]
1. Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray;
of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal
strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of
red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish
brown color.
The morn, in russet mantle clad. --Shak.
Our summer such a russet livery wears. --Dryden.
2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] --Shak.
\Rus"set\, n. 1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. 2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. 3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. --Dryden. 4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the {English russet}, and the {Roxbury russet}. |
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