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Pronunciation : Rus"set
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rus"set
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913