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Dictionary: rus·set   (rŭs'ĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A moderate to strong brown.
  2. A coarse reddish-brown to brown homespun cloth.
  3. A winter apple with a rough reddish-brown skin.
  4. A russet Burbank.
adj.

Moderate to strong brown.

[Middle English, from Old French rousset, from rous, red, from Latin russus.]


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IN BRIEF: A strong brown. Also: A coarse, reddish brown, homespun cloth used for clothing.

pronunciation The russet table cloth covered the table.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a reddish brown homespun fabric


The adjective russet has one meaning:

Meaning #1: brown with a reddish tinge


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rødbrun
n. - vinteræble, vadmel (stof), rødbrunt

Nederlands (Dutch)
roodbruin, soort aardappel, soort appel, roodbruine ruwe stof

Français (French)
adj. - roussâtre, feuille morte, brun roux
n. - reinette grise, couleur feuille morte, brun roux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rotbraun
adj. - rotbraun

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - είδος μήλου
adj. - κοκκινωπός

Italiano (Italian)
rosso bruno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cor castanha avermelhada (m)
adj. - castanho avermelhado

Русский (Russian)
красновато-ко- ричневый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rojizo
n. - color bermejo, paño burdo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rödbrunt, äpple
adj. - rödbrunt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
枯叶色的, 手织的, 红褐色的, 黄褐色, 黄褐色土布, 赤褐色, 冬季粗皮苹果

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 枯葉色的, 手織的, 紅褐色的
n. - 黃褐色, 黃褐色土布, 赤褐色, 冬季粗皮蘋果

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 황갈색의, 손으로 짠, 시골풍의
n. - 황갈색의, 황갈색의 거친 수직천

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 赤褐色の, 黄褐色の
n. - 赤褐色, 黄褐色, リンゴの一品種

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اللون الخمري (صفه) خمري اللون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חום-זהבהב, פשוט‬
n. - ‮תפוח חורפי, אריג גס תוצרת בית‬


 
 
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