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Meaning of 'russet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Russet [ 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.
- Coarse; homespun; rustic.
2 . Russet [ n.]
- A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
- Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
- A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
- An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.

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