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russet

/ˈɹʌsɪt/

noun

Meaning

  • A reddish-brown color.

  • A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.

  • A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.

  • A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin.

Synonyms

russeting

verb

Meaning

  • (of apples, pears, etc.) To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having a reddish-brown color.

  • Gray or ash-colored.

  • Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.

  • The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished.

  • Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted.