russet
- Noun. A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric.
- Noun. Country dress; homespun cloth.
- Noun. A reddish-brown color.
- Noun. Variety of apple of russet-colored, rough skin.
- Noun. Variety of potato with dark gray-brown, rough skin.
- Adjective. Having a reddish-brown color.
- Adjective. Gray or ash-colored (antiquated usage).
- Adjective. Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.
- Adjective. "Condition of leather when it is finished, excepting the operations of coloring and polishing the surface." (From 1880s British/American dictionary.).
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