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Definition of Russet
Rus´set | a. | 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. | | 2. | Coarse; homespun; rustic. | | 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. | | 4. | An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet. |
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