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Webster 1913 Edition
Russet
Rus′set
,Adj.
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.
The morn, in
russet
mantle clad. Shakespeare
Our summer such a
russet
livery wears. Dryden.
2.
Coarse; homespun; rustic.
[R.]
Shak.
Rus′set
,Noun.
1.
A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
2.
Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
3.
A country dress; – so called because often of a russet color.
Dryden.
4.
An apple, or a pear, of a russet color;
as, the
. English russet
, and the Roxbury russet
Webster 1828 Edition
Russet
RUS'SET
,Adj.
1.
Of a reddish brown color; as a russet mantle.Our summer such a russet livery wears.
2.
Coarse; homespun; rustic.RUS'SET
,Noun.