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RUSSETING
Etymology
Noun
russeting (countable and uncountable, plural russetings)
Russet (a coarse reddish fabric).
Russet (a kind of apple).
Early season damage to citrus fruit caused by rust mites.
Verb
russeting
present participle of russet
Source: Wiktionary
Rus"set*ing, n.
Definition: See Russet, n., 2 and 4.
RUSSET
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
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