- russet brown
- noun
: a variable color averaging a moderate to strong brown that is redder and darker than oak and yellower and darker than Vassar tan or Arabian brown
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russet — [rus′it] n. [ME < OFr rousset, dim. of rous < L russus, reddish < IE * rudhso < base * reudh ,RED] 1. yellowish brown or reddish brown 2. a coarse homespun cloth, reddish brown or brownish, formerly used for clothing by country people … English World dictionary
Russet — Rus set, a. [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See {Red}, and cf. {Roussette}.] 1. Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
russet — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reddish brown. ► NOUN 1) a reddish brown colour. 2) a variety of dessert apple with a slightly rough greenish brown skin. 3) historical a coarse homespun reddish brown or grey cloth. DERIVATIVES russety adjective … English terms dictionary
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brown — [adj] dark, burnished color amber, auburn, bay, beige, bister, brick, bronze, buff, burnt sienna, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, copper, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, ginger, hazel, henna, khaki, mahogany, nut, ochre, puce, russet, rust … New thesaurus
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