russeted (comparative more russeted, superlative most russeted)
(botany) Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russet.
russeted
simple past tense and past participle of russet
Source: Wiktionary
Rus"set, a. Etym: [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette.]
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. The morn, in russet mantle clad. Shak. Our summer such a russet livery wears. Dryden.
2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] Shak.
Rus"set, 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. Dryden.
4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
