russet
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈrəsɪt/
- Archaic
:
russet
- The artisan crafted a sturdy bag from russet fabric, perfect for carrying heavy items.
- russet hair
- russet-colored
- russet red
Examples
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The alders were in full leaf, and the cranberry bog was a deep russet.
Fiction book (1998) -
A majordomo wearing russet velvet livery bowed deeply.
Fiction book (1993) -
So you see how when the light picks up, you see these greens in this russet brown orange fabric.
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Brown eggs can range from nearly white to warm beige to a deep russet.
Blog text (23) -
Big men and hunters (notably) would wear the russet-colored gown with vertical black lines.
Academic text (2007) -
Mike was running his comb through his curly-kinky russet-brown hair again; then he slipped the comb into his back jeans pocket, like a secret weapon.
Fiction book (1997) -
He rounded another turn and almost collided with three russet-colored guardians.
Fiction book (1992) -
The morn, in russet mantle clad, walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill.
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The mansion itself, of pale russet stone, rambled in porches and terraces down to the hot-pink houses of tousled roses and sleepy peonies.
Fiction book (1993) -
The dress she wore was made of a beautiful russet fabric that complemented her skin tone.
Synonyms
26
4.4
A rough, thick cloth made from wool with small colored spots used for jackets and coats
2
7.6
A coarse cloth made by hand at home
A thick wool cloth once used to make warm clothes and furniture covers
Compounds
How Coarse
Surface Forms
Etymology
Russet began as the name for a simple, coarse cloth dyed a reddish-brown, from an old French word rous meaning 'reddish'. Because people who wore this plain cloth were seen as humble, the fabric meaning of russet stayed in use.