| a. | 1. | 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. | Coarse; homespun; rustic. |
| n. | 1. | A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. |
| 2. | Cloth or clothing of a russet color. |
| 3. | A country dress; - so called because often of a russet color. |
| 4. | An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet. |