russet Meaning, Definition & Usage

Rus"set adjective

Etymology

F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette.

Definitions

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. Shak.

   Our summer such a russet livery wears. Dryden.

2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. R. Shak.

Rus"set noun

Definitions

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.