| Russet 1. (a.) 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. 2. (a.) Coarse; homespun; rustic. 3. (n.) A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. 4. (n.) Cloth or clothing of a russet color. 5. (n.) A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. 6. (n.) An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet. Thesaurus Entries Titian, adust, bay, bay-colored, bayard, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, brownish-red, carroty, castaneous, chestnut, chestnut-brown, copper, copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, erythristic, ferruginous, foxy, henna, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown, mahogany, red-crested, red-haired, red-polled, red-tufted, reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust, rust-colored, rusty, sunburned, terra-cotta, xanthous |