russet

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A reddish-brown color.
2. (countable, uncountable) A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.
3. (countable, uncountable) A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.
4. (countable, uncountable) A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin.

Adj

1. Having a reddish-brown color.
2. (archaic) Gray or ash-colored.
3. Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.
4. The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished.
5. Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted.

Verb

To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

Sinonieme

reddish-brown

pippin

maroon

of the color of henna

red

sorrel

reddish brown

puce

red-haired

redhead

redheaded

roux

rubicund

rubiginous

ruddy

rustic

rusty

tan

tawny

terra-cotta

vermeil

red-brown

brownish-red

of the color of the squirrel

cinnamon-red

bay

mahogany rot

chestnut

🌰

drab

ginger

lavender

mahogany

pear

🍐

Vertalings

roux

ruggine

bermejo

marrojizo

marrojiza

zinnrot

zinnoberrot

vermellós

κοκκινωπός

κοκκινομάλλης

κοκκινόμαυρος

πυρρός

rouille

Rotgelb

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹʌsɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: russet

Verwante met Latyn: russus

Verwante met Oksitaans: rosseta

In summary

From Middle English russet, from Anglo-Norman russet, rossat, roset, and Middle French rosset, rousset (“reddish, reddish-brown; a rough wool cloth”), from Middle French rous, rus (“to rouse”) + -et (diminutive suffix); compare Late Latin rossetum, russetum, russeta (“rough wool cloth”), Latin russus (“red”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”)), Occitan rosseta (“rough wool cloth”).