RUSSET

russet. Russet, a. reddish, rustic, coarse; n. a country dress

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Rus″set (?), a. [[F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette.]] 1. 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. 2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. Shak.