russet
/ˈɹʌsɪt/
Dictionary
noun
- A reddish-brown color.
- A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.
- A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.
- A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin.
Synonyms:russeting
verb
- (of apples, pears, etc.) To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.
adjective
- Having a reddish-brown color.
- Gray or ash-colored.
- Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.
- The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished.
- Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted.
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