Russet

Definition:

  • (a.) 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.
  • (a.) Coarse; homespun; rustic.
  • (n.) A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
  • (n.) Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
  • (n.) A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
  • (n.) An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.

Compare russet with other words:

gusset vs. russet

russet vs. russety

russet vs. sanguine

cupreous vs. russet

russet vs. sard

russet vs. russeting

color vs. russet

potato vs. russet

apple vs. russet

red vs. russet

russet vs. sienna

hazel vs. russet

rufous vs. russet

brown vs. russet