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   Russet , a. [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette.]
   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.
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   The morn, in russet mantle clad.
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   Our summer such a russet livery wears.
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   Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.]
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2.       
   Russet, n.
   A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
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   Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
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   A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
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   An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.
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