russet

Definitions


[ˈrʌsɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- reddish brown in colour
(e.g: the russet bracken)

- rustic; homely
(e.g: that terse and epigrammatic style, with its russet Saxon)


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Origin:
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French rousset, diminutive of rous ‘red’, from Provençal ros, from Latin russus ‘red’


[ˈrʌsɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a reddish-brown colour
(e.g: the woods in autumn are a riot of russet and gold)

- a dessert apple of a variety with a slightly rough brownish skin

- a coarse homespun reddish-brown or grey cloth used for simple clothing


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French rousset, diminutive of rous ‘red’, from Provençal ros, from Latin russus ‘red’




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