Russet
['rʌsɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a reddish brown homespun fabric.
(adj.) of brown with a reddish tinge .
Edited by Kelsey--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) 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.
(a.) Coarse; homespun; rustic.
(n.) A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
(n.) Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
(n.) A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
(n.) An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.
Editor: Ryan
Definition
adj. rusty or reddish-brown: coarse: rustic: of russet-leather.—n. a coarse homespun dress.—ns. Russ′eting an apple of a russet colour and rough skin; Russ′et-leath′er.—adj. Russ′ety.
Typist: Psyche
Examples
- A universal shriek arose as the russet boots waved wildly from the wreck and a golden head emerged, exclaiming, I told you so! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- What is this by itself in a wood no longer green, no longer even russet, a wood neutral tint--this dark blue moving object? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He appeared of a russet hue, not more distinguishable from the scene around him than the green caterpillar from the leaf it feeds on. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The russet woods stood ripe to be stripped, but were yet full of leaf. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And if Newland's afternoon is provided for perhaps May can drive you out with the ponies, and try their new russet harness. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The light touched to russet the rings of dark hair escaping from her braids, and made her pale face paler. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The Jew's dress, which appeared to have suffered considerably from the storm, was a plain russet cloak of many folds, covering a dark purple tunic. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Now a few russets, Tamsin. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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