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russet.

A reddish-brown color.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹʌsɪt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. A reddish-brown color.

    countable · uncountable

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

    countable · uncountable

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

    countable · uncountable

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

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English russet, from Anglo-Norman russet, rossat, roset, and Middle French rosset, rousset (“reddish, reddish-brown; a rough wool cloth”), from Middle French rous, rus (“to rouse”) + -et (diminutive suffix); compare Late Latin rossetum, russetum, russeta (“rough wool cloth”), Latin russus (“red”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”)), Occitan rosseta (“rough wool cloth”).

adj/ˈɹʌsɪt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Having a reddish-brown color.

  2. Gray or ash-colored.

    archaic

  3. Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.

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

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

Where this word comes from

From Middle English russet, from Anglo-Norman russet, rossat, roset, and Middle French rosset, rousset (“reddish, reddish-brown; a rough wool cloth”), from Middle French rous, rus (“to rouse”) + -et (diminutive suffix); compare Late Latin rossetum, russetum, russeta (“rough wool cloth”), Latin russus (“red”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”)), Occitan rosseta (“rough wool cloth”).

verb/ˈɹʌsɪt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

    ambitransitive · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English russet, from Anglo-Norman russet, rossat, roset, and Middle French rosset, rousset (“reddish, reddish-brown; a rough wool cloth”), from Middle French rous, rus (“to rouse”) + -et (diminutive suffix); compare Late Latin rossetum, russetum, russeta (“rough wool cloth”), Latin russus (“red”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”)), Occitan rosseta (“rough wool cloth”).

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