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russet

The correct spelling is russet.

How to pronounce russet

/ˈɹʌsɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈɹʌsɪt/

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The correct spelling is russet. A reddish-brown color.

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.(of apples, pears, etc.) To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

adjective

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

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