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russet

/ˈɹʌsɪt/
noun

  1. A reddish-brown color.

  2. A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.

  3. A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.

    Similar: russeting

Synonymsrusseting
verb

  1. (of apples, pears, etc.) To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

adjective

  1. Having a reddish-brown color.

  2. Gray or ash-colored.

  3. Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.

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