Russet
noun
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.
4.
a brownish, roughened area on fruit, resulting from diseases, insects, or spraying.
5.
russet Burbank.
6.
finished leather that is not yet polished or colored.
adjective
7.
yellowish-brown, light-brown, or reddish-brown.
8.
made of russet.
noun
1.
brown with a yellowish or reddish tinge
2.
a rough homespun fabric, reddish-brown in colour, formerly in use for clothing
(as modifier): a russet coat
3.
any of various apples with rough brownish-red skins
4.
abnormal roughness on fruit, caused by parasites, pesticides, or frost
adjective
5.
(of tanned hide leather) dressed ready for staining
6.
(archaic) simple; homely; rustic: a russet life
7.
of the colour russet: russet hair
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