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russet

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Noun

  1. A reddish-brown color.
  2. A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.
  3. A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.
  4. A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin.

Adjective

  1. Having a reddish-brown color.
  2. Gray or ash-colored.
  3. Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.
  4. The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished.
  5. Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted.

Verb

  1. To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

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