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russetlike

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rus⋅set

[ruhs-it]
–noun
1. yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
2. a coarse reddish-brown or brownish homespun cloth formerly used for clothing.
3. any of various apples that have a rough brownish skin and ripen in the autumn.
4. a brownish, roughened area on fruit, resulting from diseases, insects, or spraying.
5. russet Burbank.
6. finished leather that is not yet polished or colored.
–adjective
7. yellowish-brown, light-brown, or reddish-brown.
8. made of russet.

Origin:
1225–75; ME < OF rousset, dim. of rous reddish brown, red (of hair); see roux


rus⋅set⋅ish, rus⋅set⋅y, adjective
rus⋅set⋅like, adjective
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