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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Coarse; homespun; rustic. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. of brown with a reddish tinge Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a reddish brown homespun fabric Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. 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. The morn, in russet mantle clad. Shak. Our summer such a russet livery wears. Dryden. 2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] Shak. 1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. 2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. 3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. Dryden. 4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet. Source: webster
  10. 10. j:81/n:19 n. a reddish brown homespun fabric s. of brown with a reddish tinge Source: ecdict

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