| Russet | a. [ F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] The morn, in russet mantle clad. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Our summer such a russet livery wears. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Russet | n. 1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
