russet

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈrʌsɪt/ UK /ˈrʌsɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #72411

Meanings

1

adj
reddish-brown or brown with an orange tint

Russet leaves covered the path beneath the oaks.
2

noun
a reddish-brown or brownish-orange color

At dusk the hills faded from russet to gray.
3

noun
historical: a coarse, usually reddish-brown homespun woolen cloth or clothing made from it

The laborer wore a plain tunic of russet.
4

noun
a variety of apple or potato with rough brownish skin

She baked a russet until its skin was crisp.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · reddish-brown or brown with... reddish-brownauburn chestnut

2 noun · a reddish-brown or... reddish-brownchestnut auburn

3 noun · historical: a coarse,... homespuncoarse wool

4 noun · a variety of apple or... russet applerusset potato

Word family

Derived forms russetishrussetingrussety

Related forms ochre umbersiennahomespun

Etymology

From Middle English russet and Anglo-Norman or Old French rousset, 'reddish' and 'coarse reddish-brown cloth,' a diminutive related to rous, 'red.' The cloth name produced the color term; the fruit and potato senses refer to rough brown skin resembling that color and texture.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# russet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrʌsɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrʌsɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 72411

## Meanings
1. reddish-brown or brown with an orange tint
2. a reddish-brown or brownish-orange color
3. historical: a coarse, usually reddish-brown homespun woolen cloth or clothing made from it
4. a variety of apple or potato with rough brownish skin

## Examples
- Russet leaves covered the path beneath the oaks.
- At dusk the hills faded from russet to gray.
- The laborer wore a plain tunic of russet.
- She baked a russet until its skin was crisp.

## Synonyms
- reddish-brown
- auburn
- chestnut
- homespun

## Derived Forms
- russetish
- russeting
- russety

## Related Forms
- ochre
- umber
- sienna
- homespun

## Etymology
From Middle English russet and Anglo-Norman or Old French rousset, 'reddish' and 'coarse reddish-brown cloth,' a diminutive related to rous, 'red.' The cloth name produced the color term; the fruit and potato senses refer to rough brown skin resembling that color and texture.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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