What does "russet" mean?
Russet: Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
- 3.Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
- 4.A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. Dryden.
- 5.An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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