Russet

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1. Adjective

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.

2. Adjective

Coarse; homespun; rustic.

3. Noun

A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.

4. Noun

Cloth or clothing of a russet color.

5. Noun

A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.

6. Noun

An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.
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